Re: [Asrg] Unique innovations made to anti-spam system

[der Mouse <mouse at Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>]

> This sounds very similar to the "callback" mechanism employed by (for
> example) Verizon.  [...]

> This is pretty effective from Verizon's viewpoint, but bombards any
> forged domains with HELO/MAIL FROM:<>/RCPT TO:<...>/QUIT, which some
> of those domains interpret as an attack.

Not incorrectly, either, IMO.

After all, by doing this, Verizon has turned themselves into a perfect
dictionary-attack launderer; that is, the victim cannot tell who is
actually dictionary-attacking them.  (Or even *whether*; the difference
between a spam run with forged senders and a dictionary attack is
approximately none from the victim's immediate point of view.)

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