Re: [Fwd: Re: Spamassasin over RBL, was Re: rblsmtpd -t?]
On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 10:28:42PM +0200, Emile van Bergen wrote:
> > will you get it through your thick head? this has nothing to do
> > with "complaints". it has everything to do with spam received.
>
> Sorry, but he doesn't deserve that comment.
yes, he does. i got very tired of pointing out that complaints are
worthless. they are worthless because they come from strangers who are
probably idiots - if not, then they're untrustworthy.
> My question to you: how will a source-blacklisting RBL know that
> people have received a certain amount of spam from a certain source,
> other than from complaints from the receivers of the spam?
spamtrap addresses. more precisely, a network of spamtrap addresses.
it's easy. create a new address. post one message to usenet or to a
mailing list, or put it up on a web site somewhere. wait for the spam
to roll in. repeat several dozen times. share results (or just raw
spam - i.e. "data") with other anti-spam activists whom you trust are
both competetent and responsible people.
craig
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