Re: Spam and NDR

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Rich Matheisen raises so many good points. Somehow I suspect that you either
have never heard of dictionary harvest attack or never seen one.

"Robert Williams" <RobertW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message news:OVW7HHGHGHA.2836@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> "Rich Matheisen [MVP]" <richnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:olbrs1lul9f25lae5cst4uem7ckrcro409@xxxxxxxxxx
>> You're correct. It isn't for everyone -- and nobody should be
>> penalized for not receiving something that wasn't sent to them.
>>
> No, they shouldn't, but in this small company, it won't happen, not as
> long as
> I'm working here.
>


I also work for a small company (25 email users). I receive approximately
4000 to 7000 craps every weekend (directory harvest style email) which never
hit my mail server because my firewall rejects non existent email addresses.
It's very easy to manage when you only have 25 users.

Let's see if you can say the same thing when someone directory harvest your
mail server. Have fun sorting a pile of crap :-)

>
> Still don't think so, not for a small company. There is always a point
> where
> good outweighs bad, and vice versa. That decision is up to each
> individual. I
> just believe that everyone should hear facts from both side and make that
> decision themselves, not have the decision made for them. All I was doing
> here
> was presenting a scenario for others to look at.
>


Unfortunately there's no good point in your scenario, sorry, but I agree
with you... it is all up to you. If you're comfortable with it, keep up the
'good' work :-)


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