Re: Challenge-response is a spam-propogation system

Re: Challenge-response is a spam-propogation system

Posted Jan 15, 2004 0:11 UTC (Thu) by iwilcox (guest, #18701)
In reply to: Challenge-response is a spam-propogation system by kmself
Parent article: TMDA 1.0 final available

While TMDA is mostly used as an example of a C-R system, and I agree with you on some of the anti-CR points below, you should be careful not to attach your anti-CR comments to the project - there are plenty of other C-R systems out there besides TMDA, and TMDA is *not* just about C-R - I use it (alongside other anti-spam measures) purely for its whitelisting and disposable address features.

Oh, and point 1/6:

> What is wrong with TMDA and C-R? Just a few things:
>
> 1. It's spam [...]
> 6. And spam-reporting services which record misdirected challenges as spam are "trigger-happy":

Well, to be pedantic, it's not, and they are. Challenges aren't technically spam.

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