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Re: [Asrg] FeedBack loops

2008-11-14 08:53:03
Ian Eiloart <iane(_at_)sussex(_dot_)ac(_dot_)uk> wrote:
--On 13 November 2008 18:42:03 -0800 Steve Atkins 
<steve(_at_)blighty(_dot_)com> wrote:

The suggestion is that the sender of the email can suppress sending
a report via feedback loop by including an unsubscription link in the
headers of the mail.

Huh? How is that a problem. If the email is from a feedback loop provider, 
then it doesn't matter whether the "report" is a feedback loop report, or 
through use of the unsubscription link. Spammers will ignore either, but 
genuine list owners will - presumably - find it easier to process requests 
using the link that they've provided.

A spammer sending through a legitimate provider (who was fooled into
thinking the spammer was legitimate) will not be reported to its
provider.  That's a Bad Thing.

Then the feedback loop provider needs to use both mechanisms, and perhaps 
be able to indicate whether the unsubscribe mechanism was attempted.

Right; and there's no need to indicate anything about the unsubscribe
(which shouldn't be attempted, since it might validate the address for
a spammer's benefit).

Seth
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