Alice Bryson wrote:
2006/7/24, Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx <Valdis.Kletnieks@xxxxxx>:On Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:58:13 +0800, Alice Bryson said: > I am collecting spam for research using the mailbox > abryson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Step one: Convince us you're really Alice Bryson and this isn't an attempt to beseige Alice with spam....Yes, i am Alice, to prove that you can send an email with a long number to abryson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, and i will reply you that number, ok?
What does that prove? telnet mail.40networks.com 25 Trying 64.114.199.200... Connected to mail.40networks.com. Escape character is '^]'.220 40networks.com ESMTP Sendmail 8.13.1/8.13.1; Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:45:17 -0700
EHLO utdallas.edu250-40networks.com Hello utd59514.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28], pleased to meet you
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8BITMIME 250-SIZE 250-DSN 250-ETRN 250-AUTH GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 250-DELIVERBY 250 HELP MAIL FROM: testing@xxxxxxxxxxxx 250 2.1.0 testing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sender ok RCPT TO: abryson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 250 2.1.5 abryson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Recipient ok QUIT 221 2.0.0 40networks.com closing connection Connection closed by foreign host.So the address is valid, but we still have no way of knowing if you are really Alice Bryson or if you're someone joejobbing Alice Bryson. Do you have a digital ID? If so, sign the response to this message. Then we will know for sure that you are Alice (or that you stole her ID!)
-- Paul Schmehl (pauls@xxxxxxxxxxxx) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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