RE: Why spam is a problem.

[Franck Martin <franck at SOPAC.ORG>]

To add to it...

I think all Mail server creator should make this pledge:

"Our mail server will not relay mail out of the box and the user has to go through a wizard/configuration procedure to open the door to legitimate users"

Can sendmail, postfix, Microsoft, Mdaemon and other people make this pledge?

It won't mater today but in 2-3 years time it will oblige spam from coming from spammer directly 99% of the cases...

Cheers.
Franck at sopac.org

On Wed, 2002-08-14 at 15:41, Franck Martin wrote:
> I saw a very nice tool
>
> http://tmda.net
>
> It spools the e-mail and ask the sender to acknowledge he sent the
> e-mail. It is only after the acknowldegement is received that the e-mail
> is finally distributed.
>
> I think this system coupled with other anti-spam techniques (like
> open-relays blockers,...) is very effective.
>
> Finally if mail servers were not open relays out of the box, we would be
> in a better world...
>