[PLUG] [Fwd: Verify plug-admin at lists.pdxlinux.org for dduncan at hexi.com]

[Zot O'Connor]

On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 17:21, Jeme A Brelin wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Russ Johnson wrote:
> > It appears that someone (probably a spam generating virus) send a
> > message to dduncan at hexi.com.
> >
> > His verifier didn't recognized the sending address, and so responded
> > with the correct email.
> >
> > What's not working? Would this not stop most spam from getting to him?
> 
> Um, because it WASN'T spam.  It was a legitimate automated message.  And
> it didn't get to him.
> 

A little more precisely.

Someone subbed to PLUG has a "verify only" spam filter on his account.

The filter will not allow people who have not verified send mail.

PLUG mail has not verified since it is sent from people, or plug-admin.

So PLUG will never be verified.

Of course the question is why did someone set this up and not white list
his mail lists....  But this is what happens.


> Forced verification doesn't work because it assumes that legitimate email
> only ever comes from a human being who reads replies and responds
> intelligently.
> 

It does not work for a bunch of other reasons too, like why should I
jump through *your* hoops.

For a private email address that gets mail from few, known people, who
have the stronger desire to talk to you, than to tell you to f' off, it
works.




> J.
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