3 Nov
2006
3 Nov
'06
12:28 p.m.
On Fri, Nov 03, 2006 at 01:01:19AM +0200, Timo Sirainen wrote:
I think using the submission port is just as good for blocking spam as it would be to send mails via IMAP. Both work only as long as viruses don't use your email client directly and don't dig up the password from the client's configuration.
They do. Many Windows spammer-worms simply use MAPI (the mail libraries used by Outlook) so they can trivially use your SMTP configuration and password. Once mail-via-IMAP gets widely used, spammer worms will adapt.
Geert