Re: SMTP vulnerabilities--thanks Alan

From: Allan M. Stewart (astewart@xinetix.com)
Date: 12/03/01 

From: "Allan M. Stewart" <astewart@xinetix.com>
To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 13:40:28 -0500

On Monday 03 December 2001 12:56, you wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Dec 2001 10:45:33 -0500
>
> "Bruce E.Harris" <beharri@speakeasy.net> implied:
> > Alan,
> >
> > THANKS! I used your idea to get rid of spam--got something I found
>
> very
>
> > offense. Their upstream provided contacted me this morning to apolige
> >and inform me then canxed that account.
> >
> > Your solution worked. Thanks for the idea.

I've done similar things in the past when I get multi-spammed by the same
crap, but usually it's too time consuming. It seems that most of this could
be automated by someone with more experise than me. I'd love to see an email
client with a simple SPAM button. What this would do, among other things, is
 - block future email from this address
 - email root, postmaster, abuse and any other admin. type account at every
domain that is shown in expanded headers. Make SPAMers as much a pain in the
ass for them as it is for us. Then they'll have to do something about it.
 - include in this email complete text of the original, a user defined
message telling tthem how little you appreciate the spam, complete text of
relevant laws, statutes, court cases, etc.

I know sysadmins would not like this one bit, but I don't see how things
would change until it affects their lives as well. As it is now, it's too
easy for them to ignore the spammers.

OK, sorry. I know this was a little off topic but my blood boils every time I
get spammed.

Allan

P.S. BTW. email at home is over 50% spam. 0% at work, where I do more online
than I do at home. I don't get it. and although I have no objections to porn
sites, I don't use them at home or work.

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