> -----Original Message----- > From: List Mail User [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 1:18 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: Re: New open http redirector? > > > These people (adtech.de) call themselves (excuse any > bad translation, > all my fault). an "E-Mail solutions" and "on-line marketing" > firm. It would > seem that just like the nate. com case, the redirector is > quite intentional > and it would not be unlikely that the "abusers" are paying > customers, hence > no response from the company. Never, ever trust an ESP until > they have > proven themselves clean - like some other professions, I > simply assume they > are guilty of "bad" behavior - anyone ever know of a > "well-behaved" firm > doing telemarketing - I'd bet there are 100 boiler room > operationss for every > "legitimate" telemarketing firm (I worked a few days at one > while in college). > > Just look at their web pages and how they market themselves.
Furthers my opinion that besides tinyurl, there is no legit purpose for a URL redir. If they want ad tracking they can simply use gifs. The news of spammers creating their own redir sites now has me second guessing everyone I see. Keeping a close eye on these new redir sites. --Chris
