Re: Challenge-response mail filters considered harmful
Here's a sample from today's mail log. Someone has been sending me
mails, over and over, with MY address on the From: line.
Bet they didn't know I have a packet sniffer running at all times.
When I find out who it is, they are going to be in for a surprise.
>From alanconnor@earthlink.net Thu Aug 7 09:22:10 2003
Subject: Re: who gets the CR in this situation?
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 2129
>From jfstraw@businesslyceum.com Thu Aug 7 09:22:14 2003
Subject: I've got a quick question for you ...
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 3746
>From jfstraw@businesslyceum.com Thu Aug 7 09:22:17 2003
Subject: I've got a quick question for you ...
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 3752
>From jfstraw@businesslyceum.com Thu Aug 7 09:22:20 2003
Subject: I've got a quick question for you ...
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 3751
>From alanconnor@earthlink.net Thu Aug 7 11:13:19 2003
Subject: Re: who gets the CR in this situation?
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 2174
>From jfstraw@businesslyceum.com Thu Aug 7 11:13:22 2003
Subject: Ooops! - Sorry 'bout that ...
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 1944
>From alanconnor@earthlink.net Thu Aug 7 11:27:52 2003
Subject: Re: who gets the CR in this situation?
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 2226
>From alanconnor@earthlink.net Thu Aug 7 12:03:02 2003
Subject: Re: who gets the CR in this situation?
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 2274
>From jfstraw@businesslyceum.com Thu Aug 7 12:03:05 2003
Subject: I just luv unique ideas ...
Folder: sed '200q' >> ~/.Q ; echo "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxzzzzzzz 2254
>From alanconnor@earthlink.net Thu Aug 7 12:30:05 2003
Subject: Re: who gets the CR in this situation?
Folder: /dev/null 2324
Note that they DID teach me a valuable lesson. Now any mail addressed
to me goes to /dev/null.
That doesn't mean that they aren't a criminal and a punk, however.
Since this is the only public place I am discussing CR at the moment, it
is not unreasonable to assume that it is one of the demonstrably dishonest
opponents of CR here that are doing this.
Alan C.
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