Wave of the Future (Spam)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Thu Jun 21 14:41:03 2001

The caller-id box is the sort of thing I had in mind, so one could automatically
reject mail that didn't contain totally verifiable originator information.
Someone should be the "author" and that should be verifiable. However, (and
here's the catch) it takes MORE BANDWIDTH to accomplish the verification that it
is worth. Nevertheless, the idea's on track! If one could just verify that the
source address in the email is the actual originator of the email, it would
solve lots of problems.

Now, I use a Hotmail email address for NEWS and other activities that might
serve as SPAM magnets. There are lots of email address harvesting programs
available and every day I get several offers of mailing lists that are generated
in that way.

If I get mail from someone with whom I'm inclined to communicate, I give them
the principal email address because there are more convenient email tools than
what's available on Hotmail. I could have my Hotmail stuff forwarded, but I
don't want that link in place, just as I don't use TCP/IP as a network protocol,
except for internet comm's.

If only there were a foolproof way to validate the sender address ...

Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Cheponis" <mac_at_Wireless.Com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: Wave of the Future (Spam)


> So they spam from Belize <http://www.belize.net> and get off scott-free?
>
> The solution is Athentication. When we KNOW who is knocking at the door,
> we can open it or keep it shut.
>
> Caller ID has helped for phones - if I don't recognized the phone number,
> or (worse) it's "restricted", the call goes straight to the answering machine.
>
> -Mike
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 21 2001 - 14:41:03 BST

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