Jerry Rocteur wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've been analyzing my SPAM
I don't like it either, but please don't keep shouting. It makes your
message look like ... well, spam.
> by replying to it lately and find that MOST
> email addresses where the SPAM originates do not exist.. Nothing new
> here..
>
> What I'd like to do is to write a script that accesses my pop mail,
> gets the From: address, verifies it and if it is a valid address,
> accepts the mail, otherwise, removes it..
Don't waste time on the From address. Trace the routing headers instead.
These are added by the legitimate carriers on the path to your mailbox,
rather than the original sender, and are very dependable.
I just pinged your machine [assuming you have a static IP] at
213.118.134.63, for instance. I could do this because your post ahd the
following as the last "Received:: " header:
Received:
from rocteur.cc (D576863F.kabel.telenet.be
[213.118.134.63]) by
adicia.telenet-ops.be (Postfix) with ESMTP id
175F63BEC1 for
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Tue, 16 Sep 2003 23:32:43
+0200 (MEST)
I wish I could make this thread more on-topic by suggesting some slick
Perl-y way to decide how to make use of such info, but AFAIK it takes a
human intelligence to evaluate where along the chain some response may
make a more powerful impact. I scour for what looks like a legitimate
immediate provider for the sender, and notify that provider that there TOS
are being violated.
>
>
> Is this feasible or plain wishful thinking ???
No way to keep up with the flood, but an occasional attempt to hold the
sleazebags accountable, possibly forcing them to at least change ISPs, can
be emotional satisfying.
>
>
> I've written perl scripts to handle sending mail and to access pop
> mail but I'm not sure of being able to do the above ???
Maybe, but your Perl script would have to do some very high-level thinking.
Joseph
--
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
