Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 19:59:02 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Tony Kimball <Anthony.Kimball@East.Sun.COM> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (over)zealous mail bouncing Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970724194605.10362B-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199707242035.PAA03874@compound.east.sun.com>
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On Thu, 24 Jul 1997, Tony Kimball wrote: > So far, the only *effective* defense I have seen proposed is killing > mail from well-specified originators. I really don't object to the > MAIL FROM: filtering, as described on 'current' recently, but I do > question its effectiveness. It might be effective in preventing new small-time operatings from becoming big time operators. A beginner who doesn't own their own domain name and equipment is more likely to hide behind ficticous return addresses. If, by rejecting messages without valid return addresses, we can make such ventures unproductive, I would say progress has been made. -john
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