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On Tue, Oct 28, 1997 at 04:05:24PM -0500, David Bowie wrote: > Phil Lawlor wrote: > > I am not a sendmail expert, but I am told that it is in the forgery area > > that it could be improved. Forgery and relay hijacking seem to be the > > largest areas of abuse. If these areas could be improved, it could go a > > long way to solving the problem. > > > > I tend to agree with Phil - to a point. Nip it in the bud. Everyone could > use some strengthening in their AUP and it is up to each ISP to come down > hard on those who abuse the net. Indeed. As we noted last month on the topic of ingress filtering, you have to catch this stuff on the _intake_ side, to have any real hope of spotting the offenders. Personally, if the spam isn't forged, and is for a real product, and doesn't include a stupid bulkmail software ad at the top, I no longer chase it, I just delete it. > Ease of use, and the free flow of information must be maintained. Fraud, > unrepentant misuse, and theft-of-services should result in loss of access. > Zero-tolerance, and/or a charge structure (fines?) can be levied by ISPs to > combat the scourge. Fines on whom? How would you implement this? Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth [email protected] Member of the Technical Staff Unsolicited Commercial Emailers Sued The Suncoast Freenet "Pedantry. It's not just a job, it's an Tampa Bay, Florida adventure." -- someone on AFU +1 813 790 7592
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