[Cialug] [NEWS] Antispam case goes BOOM!

[Tom Pohl]

Actually, unless you change the domain and throw away the old one, 
changing the email address doesn't resolve the problem!  As stated in 
the article, there where about 2 million bogus email addresses in a 
spammer's database that had the cis domain attached to it.

-Tom

On Dec 21, 2004, at 9:04 AM, Claus wrote:

> Isn't that statement a little silly: "Arthur said the best way to 
> eliminate spam is to start over and set up a new, unique e-mail 
> account with an address you only share with friends and family."
>
> I mean it's on the same level when I tell people to secure their 
> computers by disconnecting it from the network, concrete it into a 
> huge concrete block and dropping it into the depth of the ocean.  
> While this solution surely addresses the problem it misses the point 
> of having a computer/e-mail address in the first place.
>
> One should be able to give out their e-mail addresses to 
> acquaintances, businesses and even post it on one's web site to 
> harvest the full potential of e-mail communication without having to 
> worry about it.
>
> A better suggestion would be to pick an e-mail provider that provides 
> superior spam filtering.  Even in this day and age it's quite possible 
> to reduce spam to a acceptable level and a lot of e-mail service 
> providers provide such services.
>
>   Claus
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