spam issues

[Net Llama!]

That still won't mean anything to the average user out there.

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003, Matthew Carpenter wrote:

> I'm not sure how it works with other MTA's, but my Sendmail servers all
> include information on which BL they were blocked by and a URL to visit in
> order to get removed when their system is fixed.
>
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 14:16:17 -0400 (EDT)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > The problem here is that you assume that when people get bounced mail,
> > they understand why, and attempt to take corrective action.  Most people
> > haven't the foggiest clue what a bounced email means, and will most likely
> > just delete it and move on.  Punishing the innocent isn't going to win a
> > spam war.  It just puts them in the middle as you throw grenades at the
> > spammers on the other side.
>
>

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