The Spam Problem: Moving Beyond RBLs

whirlycott writes "I just published a paper called The Spam Problem: Moving Beyond RBLs on my site. I comprehensively describe RBLs and list eight specific problems with them. I also get into ideas that next generation antispam system creators should read. I hope that this will be useful to anybody who is attending the Spam Conference at MIT on Jan 17th."

Comments

Re:Easiest way to stop spam...

[robbyjo]

Mod parent up.

This way it makes companies realize that spam will produce hate toward their products. But... the problem is that, many spams were of pr0ns -- which has no better place to advertise anyway.

Re:Collateral Damage

[scheme]

If it takes a thousand back-hoes cutting every Internet link to South Korea, China, Russia and other spam havens, to suppress spam, I will chip in for the diesel fuel. These ISPs don't care about spam and I don't care if they get BGP'd off the face of the Earth, along with any legitimate users they might serve.

Hey I know what, how about we take a backhoe and cut your connection to the internet. That way you won't get any spam at all and we don't have to listen to your bitching. If that happens to inconvenience you then too bad. I'm sure no one will really care if you don't connect to the net again.