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Re: uses of whitelisting

1997-09-30 13:25:07
On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, David W. Tamkin wrote:

:The difference between a goldlist and a whitelist is this: if mail fails to
:match a goldlist, the recipient's mind is still open about it, and it is ei-
:ther accepted at lower priority or examined further.  But if mail fails to
:match a whitelist, it is deemed undesirable for that reason alone and treated
:the same as if it had matched a blacklist.

By this definition, I use a goldlist. But I'm going to
continue to call it a whitelist. :)

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