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Azred · 04-09-2005, 03:56 PM

Thank you, Seraph. That certainly clarifies the issue for me. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

edit: A thought just occurred to me. Perhaps I don't know enough about these things, but I didn't think it was possible to block the IP address of the origination server. Maybe that information is overwritten by all the "middle-man" servers through which the spam is filtered.... Anyone have further information on this?

I won't dispute those listed items, shamrock_uk. You would think that a cost-effective method for dealing with spam would have been invented by now. I suppose businesses could institute some sort of limited access to their e-mail system: similar to the old practice of presenting one's calling card at the front door to ask permission to enter a residence, you send an initial "I (or we/our organization) would like to e-mail you/your company; might we have permission to do so?" message. This message could be accepted or denied. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

[ 04-09-2005, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Azred ]

04-09-2005, 03:56 PM	#7
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Thank you, Seraph. That certainly clarifies the issue for me. [img]graemlins/petard.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] edit: A thought just occurred to me. Perhaps I don't know enough about these things, but I didn't think it was possible to block the IP address of the origination server. Maybe that information is overwritten by all the "middle-man" servers through which the spam is filtered.... Anyone have further information on this? I won't dispute those listed items, shamrock_uk. You would think that a cost-effective method for dealing with spam would have been invented by now. I suppose businesses could institute some sort of limited access to their e-mail system: similar to the old practice of presenting one's calling card at the front door to ask permission to enter a residence, you send an initial "I (or we/our organization) would like to e-mail you/your company; might we have permission to do so?" message. This message could be accepted or denied. [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] [ 04-09-2005, 03:58 PM: Message edited by: Azred ] __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.