Re: [Asrg] Locked addresses (was Do we need to do anything?

["David F. Skoll" <dfs@roaringpenguin.com>]

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Kee Hinckley wrote:

> True.  But this doesn't come close to ending spam.  All spam ends up
> having to be filtered by a system that tells you which messages in
> your challenge-response queue should be looked at.

You don't look at that queue at all.  It's managed automatically; anything
that stays in the queue more than a few days without getting a response
is discarded.

> If I send you mail initially with a throw-away address then you
> have't a clue whether "Kee Hinckley" <xasdfadf@hotmail.com> is
> really the person you were talking to at the conference yesterday.

Sure I do.  I remember you by your name, not your email address.

> So I actually need to keep *two* addresses in my address book for
> every person, and be careful only to use the correct one?

Not necessarily.  If an email comes in for a throwaway address from
the wrong person, it could just issue a challenge.  So the only time
you need to update your address book is if you're changing ISP's.

> But the average user isn't going to understand it at all.

That's the problem.  It has to be implemented in a way that makes
it easy to use.  This is a long-term research group, right? :-)

--
David.

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