{Spam?} RE: [SURBL-Discuss] RE: (1) Another Possible FP, and (2) header parsing issues

[Ryan Thompson]

Jeff Chan wrote to 'SURBL Discussion list':

> On Thursday, August 12, 2004, 4:26:09 PM, Jeff Chan wrote:
>> Headers are too easily and too often forged. .... there's an
>> incentive to put legitimate domains in headers to try to fool
>> automated or human header checking.
>
> Correction, none of the domains in SURBLs should be legitimate
> so they should not have value in being added to headers.  Still
> SURBLs are best used on URIs only.

Yes, and your earlier point is still valid, as headers would be an easy
way to poison SURBL checks and make life a living hell for those who
hand-check URIs.

- Ryan

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