Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter.

From: markm@freebsd.org
Date: 01/02/03 

To: htabak@quadtelecom.com
From: markm@freebsd.org
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 19:33:02 +0200

> [This is a resend. Ironically, the orignal was blocked by FreeBSD's spam
> filter, I've had to send this from another account]

Hi

This is off-topic for 2 reasons.

1) FreeBSD-security is for intrusion-related (and to a lesser extent
   DoS-related security issues). Your post is more about spam
   philosophy, and as such is better suited to a general Anti-Spam
   list.
2) The "political" aspect of of the tool you mention may be relevant,
   but not in security. FreeBSD supplies tools, and lets users decide when
   to use them. A policy list like FreeBSD-ISP _may_ be better suited to
   this.

Also - please don't cross-post to other FreeBSD lists. Particularly
to FreeBSD-Questions.

> I recently discovered, and quite by accident, that a FreeBSD ported
> package -- spambnc (aka Spambouncer or SB) -- was blocking mail from me
> to an unknown number of businesses and individuals on the internet. I'll
> probably never have to correspond with most of these people, but I'm a
> freelancer -- this may have already cost me a job. [Dear reader, don't
> be surprised if you or your clients are also blocked. I strongly suggest
> that you check it out.]

Please take this up with the SB author and the sites that have chosen to
use this tool. You may need to use another From: address.

M 

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Mark Murray
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