Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 16:46:44 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: abgoeree@uwnet.nl Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: ["abgoeree@uwnet.nl"@shell.i-sphere.com: REJECTED MAIL]???????? Message-ID: <14996.17748.832610.157775@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20010221111149.D929@mandark.attica.home> References: <20010220230057.A57762@mandark.attica.home> <14994.61220.340488.445773@guru.mired.org> <20010221111149.D929@mandark.attica.home>
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Andre Goeree <abgoeree@uwnet.nl> types: > > Rather than install a filter, get a good automated complaint system, > > and add a "complain" button to your mailer. If you do it often enough, > > you'll get your address on the "complains about spam" blacklist, which > > will start killill the spam at the source. That's a lot better than > > killing it after it's gotten to your system. > Is there a "complaints about SPAM" blacklist? I didn't know that. > Sounds like a list i want to get on:) > Would mail/adcomplain do the trick? Well, some of the SPAM packages/sites (those that help produce it, not those that help fight it) have lists of email addresses that are known to generate complaints if you spam them. > Hmm, sometimes i get spammed via mailing lists. I can only > guess that the spammers don't have my direct mail address, > but reacting to these messages would give them the address for sure... Well, they may have it and some filter is getting it. On the other hand, I sometimes see the same spam multiple times - to both one of my mail addresses and to one or more of the lists I subscribe to. > > I always wonder what would happen if some popular mailer turned up > > with a "Complain about SPAM" button. I suspect it would be more > > effective at getting rid of SPAM than all the filters and blocks put > > together. > That sure sounds like a good default feature:) Yeah, but considering how active MS is about fixing - or even advising people - about what a security hole ActiveX and JavaScript are, I wouldn't expect it to happen. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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