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The system is based on a concept called onion routing. It works like this: Messages, or packets of information, are sent through a distributed network of randomly selected servers, or nodes, each of which knows only its predecessor and successor. Messages flowing through this network are unwrapped by a symmetric encryption key at each server that peels off one layer and reveals instructions for the next downstream node.

- jim 8-06-2004 8:16 pm [link] [add a comment]

I've always had wildcarding turned on in the main mail account on this domain. This has meant that any mail sent to x at digitalmediatree.com, where x does not match a real mailbox, falls through into the main account where I receive it. This was handy because I would catch misspelled names and forward them to their intended recipients, and also because I could just make up crazy email addresses on the fly knowing that any address I wanted to use would be automatically valid.

But the spam is finally too much. Even with pretty good filters. It had been hovering at around 500 spams a day, but then in the past few days jumped to over 700, and now this morning there were over 2,000 spams waiting for me (that is since late yesterday afternoon!)

So I turned wildcarding off. Any email sent to a nonexistent mailbox at this domain will now bounce. No big deal really, but I thought I'd mention it. And maybe that makes you feel better about your spam problem.
- jim 8-06-2004 7:56 pm [link] [6 comments]

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