Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 14:46:22 -0900 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> To: ken@mui.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: simple idea to rid the world of most spam Message-ID: <01021614462201.05223@galaxy.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <3A8D2344.2111.DF44E0@localhost> References: <3A8D2344.2111.DF44E0@localhost>
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On Friday 16 February 2001 13:55, ken@mui.net wrote: > Ok all, here's something that has been bugging me for months. It's > a very very simple idea, but I don't have the knowledge to do this: > > Have you ever noticed how spam seems to come in the same > order and how there's a ton of incorrect email addresses that is > sent? > > Why can't some kind of email filter be set up that works like this? > > incorrect email sent to account A-----> turn flag on > 2nd incorrect email sent to account B ---------> turn 2nd flag on > if 2 flags, then refuse ALL email sent from that account, place that > name in the ban list. > > The chances of someone sending email to 2 accounts that never > existed = 99% chance that person is sending spam. > > I've already talked to some people till I'm blue in the face. I'm > certainly not smart enough to code it, but I'm hoping someone smart > out there does this ... > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message You might want to take a look at this: http://www.nags.org/spamfilter.html Beech To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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