Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 09:18:05 -0800 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Santos <casd@myrealbox.com>, developers@FreeBSD.org, chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: HEADS UP: I'm blocking Yahoo! Message-ID: <200302260918.05289.wes@softweyr.com> In-Reply-To: <20030225055735.GD21727@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <20030219022940.GC17256@wantadilla.lemis.com> <200302240902.50478.wes@softweyr.com> <20030225055735.GD21727@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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On Monday 24 February 2003 21:57, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> On Monday, 24 February 2003 at 9:02:50 -0800, Wes Peters wrote:
> > On Saturday 22 February 2003 19:18, Santos wrote:
> >> Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> >>> I've just received the following spam from Yahoo!, not for the
> >>> first time. I've complained in the past, and have had no
> >>> response. So: I'm blocking them. They're no longer the good
> >>> guys in my eyes.
> >>>
> >>> If you are using Yahoo!, you will not be able to send mail to me.
> >>> You will be able to contact me if you put a yahoo.com address in
> >>> the Reply-To: header.
> >>>
> >>> Greg
> >>
> >> Why not a whitelist? I seriously doubt that the spamers will
> >> reply. And the people with good intentions will be able to contact
> >> you. It will cut spam in a efective way.
> >
> > So will SpamAssassin, and without resorting to killing the
> > messenger.
>
> You're missing the point. This message was send by Yahoo!, not an
> anonymous spammer.
No, I'm not missing the point. Do you still have an active Yahoo!
account? Have you unsubscribed from Yahoo! Delivers? Have you
fed the offending messages back into your Bayesian filter?
I fully appreciate what a problem spam is, especially when you have
to pay to recieve the crap, but question whether simply blocking
one of the largest email providers in the world is really an effective
tool. That's like selling petrol to everyone except Ford drivers.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
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