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Posted by: Ofer Hadas (Thursday 25 August 2005, 9:39 PM)
They should just monitor outgoing traffic. If a PC generates lots of outgoing traffic to port 25 that traffic should be scanned for spam patterns and if it is found to be spammy it should be blocked. Outgoing traffic through mail servers should similarly be monitored for spamlke characteristic (volume, and if high content) and blocked if needed.
If an ISP does not do this monitoring and instead just hands out free virus scanners etc. then it should just stay on the blocklists.
There's nothing wrong about giving free software, but it's not a replacement for making sure their system does not send out spam. When they do find a customer whose infected machine sends spam, and after they block that machine from sending more spam, the best thing they can do is politely approach the user and offer help in removing the zombie.
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What a load of rubbish! joe blake -
Paying for increased security (services) is one th... Arthur B.
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So are you suggesting that those of us who *d... Chris Rankin -
Am I prepared to pay for security. Yes, with... Janet McCall
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Don't agree 100%. I think the answer is to legall... M Dundas
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Chris, good point.
One might think of the followin... Arthur B.
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Why is it unrealistic to expect Microsoft to produ... David Hayes
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They should just monitor outgoing traffic. If a PC... Ofer Hadas -
David. Good point.
Although I prefer solving cause... Arthur B.
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