Comment Nothings perfect, but damn close is good enough. (Score 2, Interesting) 690
Did you happen to read the article? He discusses this at length. He makes a strong argument that his system is actually pretty robust, since to get around it consistantly the spam has to look just like your real email, which is pretty darn hard for them to do.
In a lot of ways this problem is like cheating in games. As long as you're the only one who knows the exploit, you can be pretty sure that it's not going to get fixed, though you'll still get kicked off every server you play on. Similarly, with his method a spammer might be able to find a particular phrasing that's likely to get through, though his messages will still be deleted on arrival. But even if he does, if he starts sending you too many emails or starts selling his technique the filter will adapt with the spam and start filtering it out.
In a lot of ways this problem is like cheating in games. As long as you're the only one who knows the exploit, you can be pretty sure that it's not going to get fixed, though you'll still get kicked off every server you play on. Similarly, with his method a spammer might be able to find a particular phrasing that's likely to get through, though his messages will still be deleted on arrival. But even if he does, if he starts sending you too many emails or starts selling his technique the filter will adapt with the spam and start filtering it out.
