Re: [iPAQ] Massive spamming of the list

OK,

So what you mean, in essence, is that the 'spam-assassin' needs to
be fed a diet of a combination of 'real email lists' vs 'dummy lists'.
(to look for similarities)

Marcus

On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:58:41 +0100
Achille FOUILLEUL <achille.fouilleul_at_gambro.com> wrote:

>
> Hello,
> Sorry, I feel I've not been quite clear.
> The trick is that the honeypot address is just supposed to receive spam.
> With an appropriate add-on, the mailing system could compare the
> messages sent to the mailing-list addresses with the messages sent to
> the honeypot. If they look too similar, the message is regarded as junk
> and not forwarded.
> Well, there's a problem: if a junk message is sent to a mailing list
> address first, then to the honeypot, this doesn't work. Or we may need
> to add some delay between the moment a message is received and the
> moment it is re-sent.
>
> Achille
>
> Marcus Brown wrote:
> > Gday:)
> >
> > why would the honeypot address be more useful/usable?
> > doesn't it have the same problems as the original address?
> >
> > Marcus.
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:23:52 +0100
> > Achille FOUILLEUL <achille.fouilleul_at_gambro.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>What about a "honey pot", say an address like
> >
> > <honeypot_at_handhelds.org>:
> >
> >>every message sent to this address would be known as spam. Then, if
> >
> > the
> >
> >>same message or a similar other one is sent to one of the mailing
> >
> > lists,
> >
> >>it could be discarded.
> >>
> >>Achille
> >>
> >>Tom wrote:
> >>
> >>>In the past day, the spamming of the list has definitely gotten out
> >
> > of
> >
> >>>control. Maybe it's time to restrict the list so that only
> >
> > subscribers
> >
> >>>can
> >>>post? (I realize that a determined spammer could easily forge the
> >>>"from"
> >>>
> >>>email address, but most don't care that much)
> >>>
> >>>Just putting the idea up for discussion,
> >>>Tom
> >>>
>
>
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