[30549] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: surge in spam email (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Shawn McMahon)
Fri Aug 11 08:37:30 2000
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:35:48 -0400
From: Shawn McMahon <smcmahon@eiv.com>
To: North America Network Operators Group Mailing List <nanog@merit.edu>
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In-Reply-To: <20000810225704.8CAAB89@proven.weird.com>; from woods@weird.com on Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 06:57:04PM -0400
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On Thu, Aug 10, 2000 at 06:57:04PM -0400, Greg A. Woods wrote:
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> These issues, along with the fact that a significant portion of spammers
> are already off-shore, especially for us Canadians, are why I think a
> technical solution is the only real solution that'll ever stand a chance
> of success in the long run.
Technical solutions can't solve behavioral problems in the long run, only e=
ver
in the short run.
That's true 99% of the time, and I have not seen any compelling reason to b=
elieve
this is different.
Quite the opposite, in fact.
> oddly enough fixing most open relays is actually cheaper (and some might
> even argue easier!) than installing an old broom handle in your patio
> doors! ;-)
You admit "most", but quietly gloss over what happens with the rest.
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