Filtering spam
Angela c. Murphy (acmurphy@helix.nih.gov)
Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:33:42 -0400 (EDT)
Since the ABRF has Sendmail 8.8.8 which provides a reverse domain name
server (rdns), I suggest that it be used to put a spam filter in place.
I even have domain names to be placed in the filter: netvigator.com and
ia.com.hk, since these places have sent us spam not once, but over and
over again. If filtering is not possible, then I suggest that many people
write to postmaster@hkt.net, fraud@uu.net, abuse@alter.net and
abuse@globecomm.com, since these people either provide some connectivity
to the spammers or provide them with a drop box for return mail. Ignoring
or deleting spam will not make it go away. Distasteful as it is, I think
we may have to be more active spam fighters.
Angela C. Murphy
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Angela C. Murphy, Chemist
Lab. of Cell Biology, NHLBI, NIH
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