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RE: [Asrg] Spam cannot be solved at the source

2003-03-18 23:10:16
2^256 is a big number


{Apologies to Kee because I mistyped the from address so was rejected by
the list meister}
-----Original Message-----
From: Kee Hinckley [mailto:products(_at_)somewhere(_dot_)com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 23:25
To: asgr(_at_)bobf(_dot_)frankston(_dot_)com
Cc: asrg(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: RE: [Asrg] Spam cannot be solved at the source

At 1:34 AM -0500 3/18/03, <asgr(_at_)bobf(_dot_)frankston(_dot_)com> wrote:
Not if the addresses only work once or in the appropriate context.

These are not names, they are capabilities.

But what is going to keep the spammers from testing everyone they 
find in the hopes that some of them will get through?  Remember, 
these are people who bounce millions of messages a day, and who even 
sell lists of email addresses that are computer generated.  They are 
perfectly happy to play long odds.

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