Re: Spam fights

[Alvin Oga <aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya jaroslaw

On Thu, 10 Jun 2004, Jaroslaw Tabor wrote:

> In mean time, I've found additional way for spam filtering, but it
> requires some development. The basic idea is simple and already in use:
> We are allowing all emails from whitelits.

already done ... most MTA support a whitelist and blacklists

> For unknown sender, automated confirmation request is send. If
> confirmation comes, receiver can decide to put new sender on white or
> black list (by reply with prepared subject and token).
....

> I'm planning to develop this feauture, but It will be nice to hear from 
> what you thing about this idea.

if you're developing a challenge thingie ... don't bother ...
(i'll be the 6th to discourage your efforts on that front )

if you're writing a whitelist/blacklist stuff ... why ???

but if you're writting code to take incoming spam, and add it to
the blacklist automatically... that'd be tricky ...

 	- what is the definition of "spam" ?
	(i say anyting that is left, after i finished reading the emails)
		- "hundred dozens" other definitions of "what is spam"

	- than i run my silly script and it all goes to the 'blacklist'

	- if you make your rbl ( blacklist ) available for others
	to use .. that has some merit .. as long as one can also
	prove that they spammed ya ( since spammers are sometimes sue
	happy )

- i hate and never reply to challenge systems and i go do business
  elsewhere
	- even those silly whois database queries at the domain registrars
	are starting to get super annoying

c ya
alvin