Re: Email Newsletters [OT]
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47417
interpreted = N
texte = Alex,If they include the images in an html email, the SPAM filter can simply look at the full path to the image. If it's from a known offensive domain, the filter can block it.Attaching images to plain text message would probably work, but spammers are going to pay the price with bandwidth charges and possibly increased delivery time. On 2/4/03 12:53 PM, Alex McCombie
wrote:> A bit off subject I admit but here is a prediction: > Ultimately spam will move from text to images which will be very difficult > to screen and you will have a hard time stopping all of them without cutting > off lots of legitimate emails with images in them. > > This will not only send it all back to the drawing board... But ultimately > will worsen the impact of spam on networks due to the increase in bandwidth > usage. > > Just an opinion of course. > > > Alex J McCombie --------------------------------------------------------------------- Clint Davis Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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Alex,If they include the images in an html email, the SPAM filter can simply look at the full path to the image. If it's from a known offensive domain, the filter can block it.Attaching images to plain text message would probably work, but spammers are going to pay the price with bandwidth charges and possibly increased delivery time. On 2/4/03 12:53 PM, Alex McCombie wrote:> A bit off subject I admit but here is a prediction: > Ultimately spam will move from text to images which will be very difficult > to screen and you will have a hard time stopping all of them without cutting > off lots of legitimate emails with images in them. > > This will not only send it all back to the drawing board... But ultimately > will worsen the impact of spam on networks due to the increase in bandwidth > usage. > > Just an opinion of course. > > > Alex J McCombie --------------------------------------------------------------------- Clint Davis Webmaster / Interactive Media Specialist Gray Loon Marketing Group, Inc. http://www.grayloon.com 204 Main Street | Evansville, IN 47708 | Phone:812-422-9999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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