Re: [EXIM] Exim wishlist: tar-baby / RBL / SPAM

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Author: Tom
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To: Kuyper Hoffman
CC: Philip Hazel, evan, exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Exim wishlist: tar-baby / RBL / SPAM

On Tue, 2 Dec 1997, Kuyper Hoffman wrote:

> In that message I suggested having a set of parameters that measure
> the rate at which privelaged and non-privelaged (in broad strokes
> one could probably use the "inside-nets" or "inside-domains" as a
> guideline) could deliver mail.

...
> I'm not sure how easy this would be to implement. It might
> certainly add quite a bit to the DB but it *would* have the effect
> of really pissing the SPAMMing site.


Would it? Seems like it would avoid bombing problems. Spammers don't
often tune up their mail systems that well, so mail is delivered in little
dribbles over a period of days. It would very difficult to tell who is
spamming and who isn't.

Tom


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