andrew davies wrote:
> I use pop.rb to download emails on a whitelist
> then run Mailwasher.exe to bounce the bad guys.
> 
> "MailWasher Pro also lets you bounce e-mail back to the spammers so it
> looks as though your address is not valid"
>   
> Can I do this using Ruby?

No idea how you'd do this, but I'd like to suggest that you don't. 
Because just how many spammers include legitimate headers anyway?

IANASA, (I am not a sys admin) but I know I've had my fair share of both 
bounces and angry e-mails when someone has spammed someone else using 
one a forged sender of my old adresses, and I don't think it does much 
good bouncing spam.

If it goes back to the spammer, they might be able to discern between 
legit and manufactured bounces (confirming your adress) or attain more 
information about the route the e-mail has taken, and help them abuse 
it. Not good. If it doesn't find its way back to the spammer, it just 
means more junk mail flowing thru the wires, bothering innocent bystanders.

Now, if you're working on a method of tracing those spammers and 
stabbing them in the eye with a fork, I'd say knock yourself out. :)

Just my 0.02 NOK.

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