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Archives => 2003 => Topic started by: RHPConsult on October 30, 2003, 02:58:30 PM

Title: Looks like a new strategy to kill spam
Post by: RHPConsult on October 30, 2003, 02:58:30 PM
The "road to freedom" from spam . . . maybe clap.gif
Title: Looks like a new strategy to kill spam
Post by: Xairbusdriver on October 30, 2003, 04:54:18 PM
Sounds more like a way for companies to get my address! Am I paranoid or what?! eek2.gif But you know what they say, "Even paranoid people have enemies!" And I'm always a little careful when MS 'joins' forces with anybody!

Would be interesting to see how this would affect individual users/mailers. There certainly is very little consistency in today's methods of detection. I think they may be on the right track in making originating addresses harder to spoof. Perhaps the ISP's could simply add that info when a message reaches it's server for transmittal instead of having it created by the user?

Guess we don't have to worry about any speeders on this road! biggrin.gif
Title: Looks like a new strategy to kill spam
Post by: beacher on October 31, 2003, 07:36:29 PM
I will be glad to see something happen on this front; my telephone has gone very quiet since the "Don't call" list went into effect.  I had figured THAT was a lost cause, too, but it's proving me wrong! biggrin.gif I've used the "rules" in mail, to delete most of my email junk, but the spammers keep finding ways around it, and I almost always get 1 or 2 pieces of spam a day.  It's really not a big deal, but then, I'm not paying/getting paid for my time on the web!  If I was a business, I guess I'd be bummed!