Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Greylisting idea
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:29:17
Message-Id: 20060829092421.21798348@hactar.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Greylisting idea by Nick Rout
1 On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:04:40 +1200, Nick Rout wrote:
2
3 > No, thats just silly. That would send a reply to every email that is a
4 > spam. Most spam has non-existent (or forged) "from" address, which
5 > means the mail will just bounce or go to someone whose address has been
6 > forged.
7
8 And the rest will confirm to the spammer that they have a valid address,
9 along with instructions for having their spam accepted.
10
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12 --
13 Neil Bothwick
14
15 I am Barry Norman of the Borg - you will be assimilated - and why not?

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