Re: Is mailback validation still safe?

[murr rhame <murr @ vnet . net>]

In my humble opinion, the primary purpose of mailback validation
to prevent someone from being subscribed to a mailing list
against their will (email bombing).  Mailback is still very
effective for this purpose.  Reducing spam on the list is at best
a small side effect of mailback.  On the bright side, this
subject has sparked a good discussion of security holes and
countermeasures.


- murr -