Off Topic: anti spam software??

Cybe R. Wizard cybe_r_wizard at earthlink.net
Sat Feb 24 14:45:48 UTC 2007


Scott Kitterman <ubuntu at kitterman.com>  said:
> Um, no.
> 
> Challenge goes back to the forged e-mail address.  The only one that
> knows your 'email is live' is the innocent bystander you just
> inconvenienced.

Yes, most 'real' spammers use forged eddresses.  Then again, there are
still the new fellows who think the net is a get-rich-quick path and
send out their pyramid schemes to all and sundry.  May I say, "AOLers?"
For them, at least, C/R /is/ validation of eddresses.

Cybe R. Wizard
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