I find this so-called "Apology" insulting.
For anyone who troubles to read the correspondence in this thread, there
was no discourtesy whatsoever shown to Lisa or any other member by me or
anyone. On the contrary, I wrote detailed suggestions about how to
correct the problem. Feel free to correct me if you can demonstrate
anything else.
Challenge-response anti-SPAM programs are a major nuisance as a little
research will show. This is from
http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/329.html#CR
"Challenge/response spam filtering"
Description: This "selfish" method of spam filtering replies to all
email with a "challenge" - a message only a living person can
(theoretically) respond to. There are several problems with this method
which have been well known for many years.
1. Does not scale: If everyone used this method, nobody would
ever get any mail.
2. Annoying: Many users refuse to reply to the challenge emails,
don't know what they are or don't trust them.
3. Ineffective: Because of confusion about these emails, many of
them are confirmed by people who did not trigger them. This results in
the original malicious email being delivered.
4. Selfish: This is the problem we are mainly concerned with. By
using challenge/response filtering, you are asking innumerable third
parties to receive your challenge emails just so that a relatively few
legitimate ones get through to the intended recipient.
SpamCop abandoned this method of filtering after a short test
period in 2001. Another site discussing the problems with
challenge/response: Challenge-Response Anti-Spam Systems Considered Harmful
Solution: Do not use challenge/response filtering. Although it may
stop most unwanted email for the person shielded by it, it generates
more unwanted email for others.
Lisa
On behalf of the vast majority of the members of this list I apologise
for the discourtesy you have been shown.
As Marlene is well aware, I have complained (privately to her) regarding
the attitude of a couple of members of this list (One of whom is now on
my bounce list) who are more than a little in need of education in
common courtesy, however, if you can ignore their attitude, there are
still enough with a modicome of patience and understanding to make
membership worthwhile.
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