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Re: [Asrg] Some data on the validity of MAIL FROM addresses

Michael Rubel <asrg@mikerubel.org> Mon, 19 May 2003 02:13 UTC

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Date: Sun, 18 May 2003 19:11:42 -0700

> This issue seems like a minor nit until you notice how many proposed
> spam defenses are based on the assumption that most spam is forged,
> so that spammers cannot receive DSNs and spammers are not authorized
> to use the sender addresses or SMTP clients they use.

Fortunately, some of the proposals are not too disruptive and have other,
stronger benefits as well.

Mike

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