Please confirm (conf#3cf11a7145595546740c6064dbc27044)

[Matthew Dillon]

:>What would it do with my hotel reservation confirmation email?
:
:   It stores all messages waiting for confirmation in a queue. It doesn't
:throw anything away. If I'm expecting something like a hotel reservation
:confirmation, then I can look in the queue for it. It is really a small
:price to pay to avoid the ~400 spams that I get each day.
:   I never said this scheme was perfect. For me, spam has reached crisis
:proportions - and I only get about 400/day. I know some people that get
:over a thousand a day. It all depends on how long and how much you've been
:doing email with a particular email address. Aside from changing email
:addresses or shutting off email entirely, there are few alternative
:solutions that are effective. I despise third party blacklists, especially
:spews which I've been victimized by several times.
:
:-DG
:
:David G. Lawrence
:Download Technologies, Inc. - http://www.downloadtech.com - (866) 399 8500

    It's gotten to the same point for me too.  My mail server rejects
    spams from DSL, cable modem, ppp dialups, sources without working 
    reverse IPs, sources with screwy headers... it rejects over 400
    email connections a day and I *STILL* get 15-20 spams a day in my
    inbox.

    The worst of lot inside the U.S. is MCI.  MCI fails to take action 
    against spammers who are their customers.  It's amazing how a large
    corporation can be such a bad neighbor.  Verizon comes next.
    Outside the U.S. it's all across the board.

    I hate to do it, but I am leaning towards a confirmation system as well.
    I see no other solution.

						-Matt