To add to it...
I think all Mail server creator should make this pledge:
"Our mail server will not relay mail out of the box and the user has to
go through a wizard/configuration procedure to open the door to
legitimate users"
Can sendmail, postfix, Microsoft, Mdaemon and other people make this
pledge?
It won't mater today but in 2-3 years time it will oblige spam from
coming from spammer directly 99% of the cases...
Cheers.
Franck(_at_)sopac(_dot_)org
On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 15:41, Franck Martin wrote:
I saw a very nice tool
http://tmda.net
It spools the e-mail and ask the sender to acknowledge he sent the
e-mail. It is only after the acknowldegement is received that the e-mail
is finally distributed.
I think this system coupled with other anti-spam techniques (like
open-relays blockers,...) is very effective.
Finally if mail servers were not open relays out of the box, we would be
in a better world...