The problem I see with this is much like the DNSBLs and Block lists
(spamhaus?).
As Jason put it, one person's spam could very much be another person's
ham, so mail starts getting rejected by those who outright trust such a
database and it is hell trying to get removed from those said lists.
Not to mention, there is so much forgery and many changes to spam tricks
that even SA has to keep up with it. :-(
Personally, I think spam filtering/watching/fighting should be done per
server, per user, etc. Would be real nice if the ISP's would start doing
that...
My opinion. :-)
Jason Pruim wrote:
First, I think it would have better luck on the developers mailing
list :)
But as for the idea, I think it could work, but someone would have to
provide the hosting for the database that would hold all the info. And
we would have to figure out who would be a "trusted" source to report
the spam.... My spam might be your ham... I need lunch hehe
In general though I like the idea and would love to hear from others
on it as well :)
On Jul 14, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Gadi Evron wrote:
I often see addresses popping up and subscribing to all visible lists
on my servers.
Sometimes they're a curious individual, and most times they are
spammers harversting addresses (as these are open only to admin).
I wonder what the coding "price" would be, if it can even work with
mailman, to create a central trusted DB which watched subscription
trends?
1. It could be used for security.
2. It could fight spammers on the mailman front.
3. If we deal with the security and privacy implications of the first
two, or want a constructive cause--collect cool trends and provide
with a mailing lists index by tag words and activity. Think technorati..
This of course, is just a neat idea. Thoughts?
Thanks,
Gadi.
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