On Sun, 2005-04-10 at 10:01, David Hoffman wrote: > On Apr 9, 2005 5:40 PM, Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > And it lets the "challenge" message go through? > > > > Seems like a spammer interested in reaching out to people using TMDA > > would then just add the appropriate X header to the spam message which > > should allow it to get through undetected. > > > > Wrong. You simply ASSUME that's what it means, but apparently didn't > read what I wrote. NO it doesn't simply allow the challenge to go > through, it means that if it sees the header, it does not send another > challenge message. Until the sender responds to the challenge, or > until the TMDA user manually releases the message from the web > interface or command line interface, the message is still held in the > quarantine. So two TMDA users try to send each other a message. The message is blocked and a challenge sent to the sender. But the senders TMDA service blocks the challenge message, you did say those are not passed on through even with the X header indicating it is a challenge message. So in effect attempts at communication between the two TMDA users is blocked, neither one sees the others messages. Of course now I guess you are going to say the recipient needs to review his quarantine area. But if I have to review the quarantine area for legit messages that are trapped due to TMDA it kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it? :) -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Politicians speak for their parties, and parties never are, never have been, and never will be wrong. -- Walter Dwight
