RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Larry Pingree
PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Unplugging spamming PCs Hi, Mail servers should be registered just like domains and shutdown by a registrar if they are misusing their registered services. This really needs to be handled by a multi-lateral legal solution, industry will not fix it alone. No, I don't think

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Larry Pingree writes on 6/26/2004 12:11 AM: What I am proposing is have a registry that you must register with before other mail servers will accept mail from you. Similar to how MAPS RBL works, but the mail server itself, enforces it, rather than a firewall or a ancillary device ACL. This could

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:11:36 PDT, Larry Pingree said: What I am proposing is have a registry that you must register with before other mail servers will accept mail from you. Similar to how MAPS RBL works, but the mail server itself, enforces it, rather than a firewall or a ancillary

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Valdis . Kletnieks
On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 00:15:37 +0800, Suresh Ramasubramanian said: That's great. Let's all return to the good old days of X400 and UUCP I have to congratulate you... it's been a while since anybody's managed to bring back two entirely distinct sets of repressed nightmares in one line. :)

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Larry Pingree
: Unplugging spamming PCs On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 09:11:36 PDT, Larry Pingree said: What I am proposing is have a registry that you must register with before other mail servers will accept mail from you. Similar to how MAPS RBL works, but the mail server itself, enforces it, rather than a firewall

email server registry (was: RE: Unplugging spamming PCs)

2004-06-25 Thread Daniel Reed
On 2004-06-25T12:47-0700, Larry Pingree wrote: ) single customer that you want to have conversations with. Authorization ) must still be authorized by a third party agency which verifies ) validity between everyone involved in communications. You seem to be making a case for only accepting

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-25 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Larry Pingree [25/06/04 12:47 -0700]: Authentication and Authorization are two separate and distinct issues. TLS and Authentication have been around for quite a while, but without centralized authorization it will never be deployed by disparate I'm sure the IETF MARID list would be

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Peter Galbavy
Larry Pingree wrote: Can you suggest another method that would have more accuracy? I think it's ridiculous that every service on the internet is provided without any authentication and integrity services, if we allowed anyone to call from anywhere within the telephone network, you'd have

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Michael . Dillon
And again, much of this comes down to enforcement. When was the last time you heard of a spammer's domain being pulled? How about the last time you saw a spammer be even remotely bothered by having their domain pulled? Do you think they'll really care less about losing a mail server when

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Chris Horry
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Larry Pingree wrote: | Mail servers should be registered just like domains and shutdown by a | registrar if they are misusing their registered services. This really | needs to be handled by a multi-lateral legal solution, industry will not | fix it

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Henry Linneweh
That sentence is A joke 15000 subscribers affected Court Convicts Obscene Text Messager http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=IPQ4NZVA4P24ACRBAELCFEY?type=technologyNewsstoryID=5504916 --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And again, much of this comes down to enforcement. When was

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Michael . Dillon
That sentence is A joke 15000 subscribers affected A joke? Doing hard time is no joke. http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml; jsessionid=IPQ4NZVA4P24ACRBAELCFEY?type=technologyNewsstoryID=5504916 Maybe I read the Russian wrong here http://www.echel.ru/news/?page=2id=3421#3421 but it

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Larry Pingree
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 5:26 PM To: Larry Pingree Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Unplugging spamming PCs On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:40:23 -0700, Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with you it's a hard problem to solve. But unless there is mandatory cooperation

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread John Payne
--On Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:17 AM -0700 Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joe, If only those who are approved email senders are allowed to be accepted, this allows police, FBI, or DHS to go after only those who are registered and abusing it. It's for the same purpose that we

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Jeff Shultz
And all the spammers move to China where the FBI, DHS and police have no authority. Oh wait - you say they already have? ** Reply to message from Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Thu, 24 Jun 2004 11:17:37 -0700 Hi Joe, If only those who are approved email senders are allowed to be

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Larry Pingree
: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:40 AM To: Larry Pingree Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Unplugging spamming PCs --On Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:17 AM -0700 Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Joe, If only those who are approved email senders are allowed to be accepted

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread John Payne
get to see. - Larry Pingree -Original Message- From: John Payne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:40 AM To: Larry Pingree Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Unplugging spamming PCs --On Thursday, June 24, 2004 11:17 AM -0700 Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-24 Thread Joe Shen
Hi, Mail servers should be registered just like domains and shutdown by a registrar if they are misusing their registered services. This really needs to be handled by a multi-lateral legal solution, industry will not fix it alone. No, I don't think this is good solution First of all, we could

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread William Warren
one of those members is comcast..the #1 source of spam for a while running..ironic isn't it? Hank Nussbacher wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/06/22/tech.spam.reut/index.html Consumers who allow their infected computers to send out millions of spam messages could be unplugged from the

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Brett
At least they now realize they are one of the worst and are finally becoming proactive: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5230615.html They are also starting to block port 25. -b On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:27:50 -0400, William Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: one of those members is

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Sam Hayes Merritt, III
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Brett wrote: At least they now realize they are one of the worst and are finally becoming proactive: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-5230615.html They are also starting to block port 25. That is still reactive (first the abuse has to occur, then you try and filter

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Doug White
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Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Brett
My bad! I was too busy with that pesky little thing called work to scrutinize my grammar before I sent ;-) It is reactive, but they are at least doing something. Completely blocking port 25 (except to comcast mail servers) will stop zombies, but not people intentionally sending spam. Anyone

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Paul Vixie
warning. this is about spamming pc's. hit D now. [comcast] [is] definitely not taking the hard line against spam either, but at least they are making an effort. sure, if you mean their marketing department is making an effort to insulate their sales department from decreasing revenue by

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Ben Browning
At 10:07 AM 6/23/2004, Sam Hayes Merritt, III wrote: That is still reactive (first the abuse has to occur, then you try and filter anymore from occuring), at least they might be now be doing something that everyone else has been doing for years. To me, this smacks of an intent to continue ignoring

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Larry Pingree
, 2004 1:15 PM To: Sam Hayes Merritt, III Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Unplugging spamming PCs Sam Hayes Merritt, III wrote: Proactive would be blocking port 25 except to comcast.net's mail servers, at least on retail users without static IPs, and then opening it up if the customer cannot work

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Peter Corlett
Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mail servers should be registered just like domains and shutdown by a registrar if they are misusing their registered services. This really needs to be handled by a multi-lateral legal solution, industry will not fix it alone. Yes, that's just what we

RE: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Larry Pingree
many things they never get to see. - Larry Pingree -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Corlett Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 4:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Unplugging spamming PCs Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mail

Re: Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-23 Thread Joe Hamelin
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 16:40:23 -0700, Larry Pingree [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree with you it's a hard problem to solve. But unless there is mandatory cooperation within mail server software (which can be monitored) to interface with a registry of acceptable/registered sites, then this

Unplugging spamming PCs

2004-06-22 Thread Hank Nussbacher
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/06/22/tech.spam.reut/index.html Consumers who allow their infected computers to send out millions of spam messages could be unplugged from the Internet under a proposal released Tuesday by six large e-mail providers. -Hank