Re: [Asrg] Re: Why SPF? (was: Anti-spam laws do work, FYI. There's proof.)

[Barry Shein <bzs at world.std.com>]

On July 29, 2004 at 22:04 sm at resistor.net (SM) wrote:
 > Hello,
 > At 20:59 28-07-2004, Claus Assmann wrote:
 > >- "phishing" attacks for well-known senders are harder (this is
 > >   something financial companies really like).
 > 
 > Such attacks would be harder only if the From: header is verified against 
 > the Return-path.


"Harder" is a relative term and what you suggest would help, but none
of this does anything to stymie crooks using suggestive domain names
like @citi-bank.com or @service-citibank.com to defraud people.

 > 
 > Regards,
 > -sm 
 > 
 > 
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