From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 01:58:41 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98FE016A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 01:58:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from vhost109.his.com (vhost109.his.com [216.194.225.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0136043D53 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 01:58:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brad.knowles@skynet.be) Received: from [10.0.1.2] (localhost.his.com [127.0.0.1]) by vhost109.his.com (8.12.6p3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id hBH9wKC9072642; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 04:58:25 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from brad.knowles@skynet.be) Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: bs663385@pop.skynet.be Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <9udL4GCXPC4$EwBY@caomhin.demon.co.uk> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20031217004209.01961a88@mail.threespace.com> <9udL4GCXPC4$EwBY@caomhin.demon.co.uk> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:57:46 +0100 To: Kevin Golding From: Brad Knowles Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" cc: Chip Morton <2m5mefx02@sneakemail.com> cc: FreeBSD Chat Subject: Re: Good uses for spam X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:58:41 -0000 At 9:37 AM +0000 2003/12/17, Kevin Golding wrote: > will both report the spam and use it for > building blacklists etc. if you forward it to them. SpamCop has a history of frequently mis-interpreting spam submissions/complaints as being actual spam itself, with the person complaining winding up being considered a spammer, and getting their own IP address, domain name, e-mail address, etc... added to various blacklists automatically and without redress. I would advise anyone considering this path to seriously think about this before they take such a risk. -- Brad Knowles, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania. GCS/IT d+(-) s:+(++)>: a C++(+++)$ UMBSHI++++$ P+>++ L+ !E-(---) W+++(--) N+ !w--- O- M++ V PS++(+++) PE- Y+(++) PGP>+++ t+(+++) 5++(+++) X++(+++) R+(+++) tv+(+++) b+(++++) DI+(++++) D+(++) G+(++++) e++>++++ h--- r---(+++)* z(+++)