[Mimedefang] greylisting and HABEAS_SWE

[Kelson Vibber]

At 09:37 AM 1/16/2004, John Maddalozzo wrote:
>Upon looking at it it also had headers triggering the HABEAS_SWE test 
>resulting in a negative spam score. Is anyone familiar with this 
>compensation test and the company behind this header?

Yes - they have a copyrighted haiku containing their trademark, and issue 
licences (free for individuals) to let you use the haiku in your mail to 
bypass filters *on the condition* that you do not send spam.  If you send 
spam with the Habeas headers, they revoke your license.  And if you use the 
Habeas mark without a license, you're breaking copyright and trademark 
laws, and they can sue you under clear-cut laws with a long case history 
instead of relying on nebulous, changing, untested anti-spam laws.  They've 
had success in the past.

Since Sunday, some slimeball has been fraudulently putting the headers in 
their mail and sending it out through zillions of zombies, sparking lots of 
discussion over on SATalk

Your best bet, for now, is to report the mail to Habeas using their web 
form at http://www.habeas.com/report/ or forwarding it to 
reports at habeas.com.  That way they can (a) add the sending IP address to 
their list of infringers, and (b) get a bit closer to tracking the scumbags 
down.


Kelson Vibber
SpeedGate Communications <www.speed.net>