Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S964901AbWLMM1U (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:27:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S964906AbWLMM1T (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:27:19 -0500 Received: from mbx.ines.ro ([80.86.96.25]:47447 "EHLO mailbox.ines.ro" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S964901AbWLMM1T (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:27:19 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 10934 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:27:18 EST Subject: Re: Postgrey experiment at VGER From: Dumitru Ciobarcianu To: Matti Aarnio Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20061212235056.GP10054@mea-ext.zmailer.org> References: <20061212235056.GP10054@mea-ext.zmailer.org> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: iNES Group Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:25:02 +0200 Message-Id: <1166001902.15211.4.camel@DustPuppy.LNX.RO> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.2.1 (2.8.2.1-2.fc6) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BitDefender-Scanner: Clean, Agent: BitDefender Milter 1.6.2 on MailBox.iNES.RO Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 872 Lines: 24 On Wed, 2006-12-13 at 01:50 +0200, Matti Aarnio wrote: > I do already see spammers smart enough to retry addresses from > the zombie machine, but that share is now below 10% of all emails. > My prediction for next 200 days is that most spammers get the clue, > but it gives us perhaps 3 months of less leaked junk. IMHO this is only an step in an "arms race". What you will do in three months, remove this check because it will prove useless since the spammers will also retry ? If yes, why install it in the first place ? -- Cioby Opinions expressed do not belong to any company. I'm not sure they belong to me either. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/