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Re: RE: Forwarders

2004-01-12 06:43:12

would you care to describe to me why spf is at all necessary if spam
traps are this efficient? After all, blacklists have existed for quite a
while, and still, ever so many spams are circulated. If spam mails would
originate from spf-conforming "spam domains" run by the bad guys, what
advantage would spf buy in spam avoidance?

Because a spammer can go out and break into 1,000 computers without a problem (IIRC, there are millions of compromised computers on the Internet right now). That is cheap.

But to register 1,000 domains would cost somewhere around US$10,000. That is a *huge* cost for a spammer, compared to other costs.
                              -Scott

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