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Re: [Asrg] E-Mailer ID
It's hard to believe that the media doesn't think that quoting someone
who lost a grand to a phishing scam these days isn't like quoting
Rain Man, I mean, it's been 16 years now. Do we have to hold everyones
hand forever?
-M<
On 12/12/05, Barry Shein <bzs at world.std.com> wrote:
>
> Just moments ago there was a SPECIAL REPORT on the local Boston CBS-4
> News on a NEW SYSTEM which will ELIMINATE SPAM. It's called E-Mailer
> ID.
>
> Most of the report was filled with a sermon about how annoying and
> worse spam can be with sound bites from denizens of the local coffee
> shop (whatever) assenting. Phishing, this woman lost ONE THOUSAND
> DOLLARS to a phishing scam, etc, montage of computer screens showing
> e-mail from/subject listings, viagra ads, authentic replica rolex
> watches, etc.
>
> Switch to some guy (didn't get his name) at the Yankee Group (this
> must be a clue, is it Yankee Group's technology?) who explains it will
> involve a scoring system, switch to diagram, pulsating arrow pointing
> to MAIL SERVER, which will BLOCK most SPAM, and USERS DON'T HAVE TO DO
> ANYTHING!
>
> Switch to anchor to tell us that the system won't be fully deployed
> for a year to 18 months...now back to that house fire in
> N. Brookfield...
>
> Does anyone know what they were talking about? From the name and
> initial description I assumed it was some kind of PGP signing or
> white-listing scheme. Then it sounded like spamassassin's scoring
> approach. Then it sounded like a house fire in N. Brookfield.
>
> Just curious, it was in their teasers all evening and the opening as
> if they'd found a cure for cancer.
>
> --
> -Barry Shein
>
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