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Iron Port

2002-06-27 16:37:03+00 by TC 4 comments

Iron Port has an interesting idea to solve the SPAM problem. Allow legitimate emailers to post bond and be put on a white hat list that could be accessed by spam software like spamassasin.

[ related topics: Spam Software Engineering Monty Python ]

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#Comment made: 2002-06-27 18:41:53+00 by: TC

via /. the people at Clueless Mailers have made a map of spam. very cool and disturbing. Do you know who your MX is talking to? humm?

#Comment made: 2002-06-27 22:21:14+00 by: meuon

So then they fake mail from people on white lists...

#Comment made: 2002-07-01 02:56:20+00 by: Prentiss Riddle

I don't get it. I'm just an individual user. Do I need to pay Iron Port protection money for the privilege of not having my e-mail destroyed en route? Or does my ISP pay them, which means I end up footing the bill anyway? What happens when another customer at my ISP sends spam without my knowledge or approval?

#Comment made: 2002-07-01 13:18:12+00 by: Prentiss Riddle

I don't get it. I'm just an individual user. Do I need to pay Iron Port protection money for the privilege of not having my e-mail destroyed en route? Or does my ISP pay them, which means I end up footing the bill anyway? What happens when another customer at my ISP sends spam without my knowledge or approval?