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Re: Challenge-response mail filters considered harmful



On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 09:09:31 +0200
David Fokkema <dfokkema@ileos.nl> wrote:
> Let me get this straight: NO user intervention after the first
> harrassing mail? Isn't this a bit risky (just trying to help you out)?
> For example, A sends B the following e-mail:
 
> B!!! You are a empty-minded son of a, never mind. Please rid the
> universe of your existence.
 
> That might be worth calling up the main menu and hitting 'g', right?
> Now, I really don't know what your warning message is like, but suppose
> A would reply to B with the following mail:

    Or even better.  "Whoops, sorry, had a fight with my GF last night and
while I was sleeping she fired off random crap emails to everyone in my
address book."

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