Re: [Exim] Greylisting + multiple MX hosts -> multiple attem…

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Szerző: Bruce Richardson
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Tárgy: Re: [Exim] Greylisting + multiple MX hosts -> multiple attempts
On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 09:36:16AM +0000, Ian A B Eiloart wrote:
> >If greylisting becomes common, it stops being a low-scale problem and
> >they deal with it. Shouldn't be hard.
>
> Yes, but that is an argument that you could use against ANY anti-spam
> proposal. Its a little like telling a medieval knight that body armour is
> useless because one day someone will invent guns. This is an arms race - we
> can't win or lose, we can only stay ahead or drop behind.


No, it is not the same. Neither SpamAssassin nor DSPAM is going to
become obsolete overnight. Greylisting may well - it's a simple
one-trick pony.

--
Bruce

I see a mouse. Where? There, on the stair. And its clumsy wooden
footwear makes it easy to trap and kill. -- Harry Hill