Date: 15 Sep 2002 09:09:32 -0700 From: Ken McGlothlen <mcglk@artlogix.com> To: Kirk Bailey <idiot1@netzero.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A NOVEL IDEA- no more spam! Message-ID: <86it17nsjn.fsf@ralf.artlogix.com> In-Reply-To: <3D8424F9.73E9507C@netzero.net> References: <3D8424F9.73E9507C@netzero.net>
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Kirk Bailey <idiot1@netzero.net> writes:
| OK, recently I saw a site with an intresting idea. SPAM PROOFING.
|
| Idea is, it maintains a list of people who may send email to you. Anyone else
| sends in a email, they get one back, explaining it is in storage for 7 days,
| they have to go there, put in their address and a brief explanation of why
| they should be allowed to email you, then click submit on the form. This
| unlocks their identity and they can send email to you. After 7 days, any
| message is deleted.
A novel idea, perhaps, but it's been pretty much done already.
http://tmda.net/
The only problem with the approach is that it still allows the spam to use up
bandwidth, CPU and storage on your network/hosts, and does nothing to modify
the behavior of irresponsible companies or ISPs. In other words, it doesn't
really have any consequences for the spammers.
IP-based blocklists (run at the MTA level) are a better solution in this
regard.
Of course, if you don't have control over your MTA, then I do recommend TMDA as
an excellent way to at least keep you from seeing what got on your network.
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