Re: Getting open smtp servers fixed
- Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 10:41:38 -0400 (EDT)
On Sep 11, 3:30pm, Herman Van Uytven wrote:
> >3) if the message comes from an "unusual" sender (someone from which
the
> >user has not received mail before), check for key words such as "free
sex"
> There you got a point. Do not receive mail from a "new" correspondent.
> The problem is when two new correspondents want to start talking
> to each other. A will block B, and B will block A.
Well, you have to be a little bit careful to not "throw the baby with the
bathwater." I do personnally receive, almost every day, some very
legitimate messages from people that I have never met before -- for
example, someone asking for clarification on a text I wrote. I would hate
a system that prevents legitimate people from communicating...
--
Christian Huitema
