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Spam Filters Even Block Anti-Spammers

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use your option to configure
8/9/2002 11:22:09 PM
Posted By: claire mahaffey

the solution is to configure one's spam filter to the level one desires to filter incoming messages. it's not the spam filter maker's fault if people insist on on using everything out-of-the-box, rather than seeing if the assumed target marker's general preference matches theirs.

Bouncy bouncy
8/7/2002 9:09:57 PM
Posted By: Rick Brown


Am I missing something here? If Spamex bounces mail sent to a disposable mailbox that's turned off, isn't
it actually adding to the e-mail network congestion? It seems to me that the Spamex system addresses the
problem of individual filtering in a unique way, but does not address, and may even add to, the larger community
problem of network congestion caused by massive amounts of unwanted, unsolicited e-mail or spam.

From the Spamex FAQ: "Email sent to a Disposable Email Address that has been turned off or deleted
is rejected (bounced) with a '550 User Unknown' error. This is the same error that is returned if email
is sent to an email address that does not exist. Email rejected because an address is turned off cannot
be retrieved as the service never actually accepted it." How will the e-mail network hold up under an
increasing number of bounce backs as new disposable addresses are created and turned off?



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