From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 16 04:54:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99B7337B40B for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 04:54:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from out004.verizon.net (out004pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.142]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C58443FBD for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 04:54:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: from keyslapper.org ([68.160.24.154]) by out004.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.27 201-253-122-126-127-20021220) with ESMTP id <20030416115413.TVSN11006.out004.verizon.net@keyslapper.org> for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 06:54:13 -0500 Received: from keyslapper.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h3GBsDso008967 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:54:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.org) Received: (from leblanc@localhost) by keyslapper.org (8.12.8p1/8.12.8/Submit) id h3GBsD6d008966 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:54:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 07:54:13 -0400 From: Louis LeBlanc To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030416115413.GA8925@keyslapper.org> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20030415192000.GA11033@marvin.penguinpowered.org.uk> <20030415205020.GA39014@keyslapper.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=unknown-8bit Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030415205020.GA39014@keyslapper.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out004.verizon.net from [68.160.24.154] at Wed, 16 Apr 2003 06:54:13 -0500 Subject: Re: John X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 11:54:19 -0000 On 04/15/03 04:50 PM, Louis LeBlanc sat at the `puter and typed: > This is really an underhanded way to 'prevent' spam. Basically, > Spamarrest requires you validate yourself to them before they'll allow > your mail through to their customers. Of course, if you read their > fine print, you're basically giving them permission to send you > information about their service. Essentially, they wind up spamming > you directly until you buy their service. They make no promises as to > the privacy of your contact info, and they provide no easy way to be > taken off their list. > > I never see this because I put the following in my /etc/mail/access > file: > spamarrest.com 550 Go Away Spamarrest! Looks like this works. found this in my daily run output: Checking for rejected mail hosts: 1 spamarrest.com . . . Probably better to nip it in the bud rather than accept it, filter it, and move it around or delete it. L -- Louis LeBlanc leblanc@keyslapper.org Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ And do you think (fop that I am) that I could be the Scarlet Pumpernickel?