Re: Anti-SPAM Suggestion...

Wakko Warner (wakko@animx.eu.org)
Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:51:30 -0400


> Or why not verify that the from address is a valid address before
> accepting the mail...

How would that be done. Don't most of the spammers put their emails (like
from) as <user>@hotmail.com or something similar that actually works?

It's hard (AFAIK, correct me if I'm wrong) to see if the email exists
depending on how the server is configured.

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