linux-kernel - Re: Postgrey experiment at VGER

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Date:	Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:25:02 +0200
From:	Dumitru Ciobarcianu <Dumitru.Ciobarcianu@...s.ro>
To:	Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@...iler.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Postgrey experiment at VGER

On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 01:50 +0200, Matti Aarnio wrote:
> I do already see spammers smart enough to retry addresses from
> the zombie machine, but that share is now below 10% of all emails.
> My prediction for next 200 days is that most spammers get the clue,
> but it gives us perhaps 3 months of less leaked junk.

IMHO this is only an step in an "arms race".
What you will do in three months, remove this check because it will
prove useless since the spammers will also retry ? If yes, why install
it in the first place ? 


-- 
Cioby

Opinions expressed do not belong to any company.
I'm not sure they belong to me either.


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