Re: [LUG] Superfluity of Information

["Julian Hall" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message ----- 
> On Monday 13 December 2004 16:34, Mervyn Mitchell wrote:
>
> > MS has a programme called Mailwasher which appears to allow inspection
> > of e-mails prior to download and then permits bounces

Incidentally, the "bounce" feature of Mailwasher is flawed, in that it gives
the IP address of the end user's PC as the originator of the bounce.

In other words Mervyn, this is like saying the letter sent back has your
handwriting on it saying "No such address", not that of the postmaster in
the sorting office.

Any spammer worth the name would spot that the bounce has come from an
end-user and not a mail server genuine bounce and would log it as a
successful delivery to a working mailbox.

Exactly the opposite of the desired effect.

Kind regards,

Julian


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