on Thu, Sep 25, 2003 at 08:20:34PM -0600, Jacob Anawalt (jacob@cachevalley.com) wrote:
>
> Karsten M. Self said:
> > on Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 07:03:47PM -0600, Jacob Anawalt
> > (jacob@cachevalley.com) wrote:
> > I've received far more invalid, than valid, C-R challenges. This is
> > simply spam by another name.
> >
> > http://kmself.home.netcom.com/Rants/challenge-response.html
> >
> > ...also discussed at some length in d-u last month.
> >
>
> Since I posted this I've read the whole challenge and response (C-R)
> thread and updated myself on some of the content on your site including
> the aforementioned link. I won't be seeing Morgan Stanley lawyers about
> bouncing email at them because I don't bounce email. I stop it at SMTP.
Good to hear, I think.
Properly implemented, C-R is only annoying and of nondeterminate
effectiveness. Improperly implemented, it is not merely spam, but
a DDoS tool.
Peace.
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