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Re: [Asrg] Proposal: SMTPCR, a kinder/gentler Challenge/Response

2006-01-23 10:48:57
On 2006-01-22 23:56:46 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote:
  - Sending MTA connects to receiving MTA
  - Receiving MTA accepts email if it is from a whitelisted sender, or
    contains the "magic password" (or whatever).
  - Otherwise, if the email is not dropped or rejected (virus, etc), the
    receiving MTA sends a 599 return *WITH A SHORT MESSAGE/URL POINTING
    TO A CAPTCHA TEST*.  (It doesn't have to necessarily be 599; this is
    just an example).
  - The sender gets the reject message, reads it, and jumps through
    flaming hoops as per current methodology

I believe I suggested almost the same mechanism almost exactly a year
ago in response to ISACS:
http://www.mhonarc.org/archive/html/ietf-asrg/2005-01/msg00078.html

It was pretty much ignored then. Maybe I should just implement it and
see how it works.

        hp


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