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Using Statistics to Cause Spammers Pain
mlamb writes "Statistical mail classifiers like PopFile save time on the part of their users, but don't do anything to actively combat spam. I just published an article that suggests a way to use classifier output against a spammer while they're connected to your SMTP server, and I'm launching a project called TarProxy to implement it."
Exactly how it should be.
Perhaps public floggings and other corperal punishment as well.
However I have to wonder if all spammers are really sane ... I just got an email about chicks who crave small penis's and those who crave big penis's and then emails about penis enlargement and viagra online purchases, it just seems weird that there is so much concern for my penis. Perhaps we should just imprison them on an island as they might find tar and feathering a bit kinky and enjoy it.
Ignore the "p2p is theft" trolls, they're just uninformed
TarProxy is written in Java,
Well, that's one way to do it.
I was hoping to get first post, but my connection got throttled back to nothing....
But, but, but, why would they be connected and sending spam through your server? Unless you run an open relay. And you don't run an open relay, do you? Do you?!
Now if there were only a way to use Bayseian filters to detect people who didn't RTFA and slow down their ability to post.
Great idea! Parse out the URLs, plug 'em into some boilerplate, and automatically submit it as a story to Slashdot! They'll never try THAT again!
Cantankerous old coot since 1957.
This is why we should have a central authorized mailer list. This list would specify all servers allowed to send e-mail of any type. Naturally this system would be maintained by the homeland security department and personally overseen by John Ashcroft. Also, naturally, all e-mails will have to pass through a gateway on the server that maintains this central database to allow for inspection. This way every terrorist who uses the word DeCSS or MP3 in an e-mail can be promptly arrested and thrown in a holding cell for an indefinate amount of time. Additionally, as I'm sure all of you guessed, any encryption used should have a backdoor for official government use. We all know this is a perfectly logical and reasonable requirement. In order to prevent spam and protect the country from terrorists (which includes people who play(ed) DooM, watched DVD's in Linux, burned the US flag, openly admited to being gay, and/or protested against the government in any shape, form or fashion) we must be able to monitor all communications.
"This would transform the server into a sort of dynamic tarpit, in which the spamminess of the incoming message affects the viscosity of the tar"
Its quotes like this why I love Open Source projects. =)
Ever heared about a spam-relay?
With this method you'll only get (most of the times) the relaying host and STILL the spammer doesn't get is.
i'd say read the e-mail and use whois and CALL THE FUCKERS. mail the registrants, complain about yahoo addresses for administrative contacts. waste their personal time. I wouldn't give a shit if it would take ond day to spam a lot of people or just one hour, but if i had to answer the phone all day without making any money...
Privacy is terrorism.