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Re: How Not To Filter Spam

2004-02-17 21:09:54
From: "william(at)elan.net" 

It is also a classic example of what is wrong with the MUA filtering

You certain dont assume that there is nothing wrong with the filtering
system you use and others may try duplicate as well. Otherwise how would 
you explain that you have Elan and completewhois.com listed as filtered
on your site. Do you honestly believe we ever sent you any SPAM? Or maybe 
you're making certain assumptions about envelope from or normal "From:" 
headers and complaining when others are making the similar assumptions?

Mail from Elan and completewhois.com is unwelcome at rhyolite.com in
patt because of a message that said:

] Elan.Net Internet
] T.1 T.3 Frame Relay
] If you need more information about us or are interested in network services 
] (managed hosting, collocation, dedicated servers, t1, t3), please send email 
to info(_at_)elan(_dot_)net 
] 
] For More info 
] http://www.elan.net
] sales(_at_)elan(_dot_)net

There are additional, independent, sufficient reasons for that listing
that we do not need to explore.  If you will read my web pages, you'll
see that my list of unwelcome domains is not only about senders of
unsolicited bulk email.

An advantage of a vanity or other tiny domain is that it can use
blacklists that would have intolerable false positive rates at other
or larger outfits but that have 0.000% local false positive rates.


Vernon Schryver    vjs(_at_)rhyolite(_dot_)com