full-disclosure - Re: Will the spammer please stop!

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Message-ID: <200606230317.k5N3HlBE010113@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
Date: Fri Jun 23 04:17:57 2006
From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu (Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu)
Subject: Re: Will the spammer please stop!

On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:18:47 EDT, "Randal T. Rioux" said:

> The words "best solution" should NEVER be used in the same sentence as
> "sender verification," unless "not" separates them. It is obnoxious and
> places the burden of your lack of effort or knowledge onto the sender.

My favorite "You don't want to do that" example goes like this;

Step 1: Imagine everybody did sender challenge/response.

Step 2: Now imagine that a spammer has joe-jobbed your address into the
From: line of 5 million spams.

Still think it's a good idea? :)
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