[iyonix-support] Re: Spam infiltration

In message <4e4e66b3bbfrank@xxxxxxxxxx>
          Frank de Bruijn <frank@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Rainer Schubert wrote:
>>
>> > Harriet, point your browser at http://www.dl6hbo.de/downloads/RISC_OS/
>> > where you should find my !MDM utility which is capable to sent back
>> > unwanted email that has escaped SpamStamp etc. and has been delivered.

Sounds like a disastrous idea to me.

>> > You asked me before for an URL to download it from... years ago.
>>
>> I don't believe that bouncing e-mail back to spammers in this day and
>> age is going to do anything beyond increasing my own bandwidth usage -
> 
> Indeed. And you would very likely be spamming some unsuspecting third
> party. Remember, sender addresses on spam are often forged these days.

More than just often. Practically always.

> I haven't looked at !MDM, but if it doesn't do some very clever
> processing to locate the real culprit, I would advise against using it.
> Strongly.

Yes, I fully agree. Actually, anyone using a program like MDM nowadays 
effectively becomes a spammer himself/herself. Rainer, I do not think 
offering such a program is a good idea, even less so using it.

Fortunately, it will not work for most users anyway. Most ISPs only 
allow messages to be sent from one of the e-mail addresses the 
customer has registered.

Martin
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