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Re: Why keep people thinking HELO checks provide a loophole?

2004-02-25 07:25:14
Fridrik Skulason <frisk(_at_)f-prot(_dot_)com> writes:

fake domain, and publish +all SPF records for it. Except that he just tied
himself to that domain. And that is costly. Because instead of sending out
addies with the AOL domain, he must now use his own domain(s). And that will
get him blacklisted a lot sooner.

...basically forcing him to use "disposable" domains.  That is, many
spammers might do just that - use a domin *once* for a single big spam
run, and not care if the domain gets backlisted a few days later.

... and not only _might_ that happen, but it _does_ happen frequently
these days.


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 Lloyd Zusman
 ljz(_at_)asfast(_dot_)com