[OT] Challenge response. (was: Microsoft C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 7.00)

From: Nils Petter Vaskinn (me_at_privacy.net)
Date: 05/04/04 

Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 23:13:09 +0200

On Sun, 02 May 2004 07:56:49 +0000, Shailesh Humbad wrote:

> P.S. Check out my nifty new email address--completely spam-proof! Yes,
> s@mailpass.com is my ACTUAL, non-munged email address. You (real
> people) can email me, but spammers can't! You get an automatic reply
> the first time you email me, and once you click on the verification link
> in the reply, all your subsequent emails get through.

Actually c/r mail schemes have a serious flaw: When you recieve spam with
a faked "From" address you offload the burden of doing you spam checking
onto the poor sod that had his address abused.

Search alt.os.linux for msgid:
<Hgxhc.3662$eZ5.2468@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net> for a lengthy
flamewar on the subject. 

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