Re: possible feature request

Hi Wes,

> I've been using ASK for quite some time. However, I've been seeing other
> programs similar to ASK that helps with the auto-repliers. They have
> incorporated a "human intervention" in theirs. It is one more step that
> has to be taken in order for the email to go through. A person that gets
> the "please reply to this message...." message, to enter a code number or
> series of characters. From what I've been told, it cuts back quite a bit on
> the spammers that have auto repliers. Recently I've been getting more and
> more seep through the cracks because for the auto repliers.
>
> Now I know about the ones that scan the email for triggers to find the
> number so they can respond with the proper code for a reply and such, but
> wouldn't this slow down the spammers at least a little bit?
>
> Saw another one that sends a reply LINK to the user to click on and they
> enter their email address and a graphic number. Is this possible to add in?

Incorporating some form of "human verification" into ASK would not be
difficult. I'm reluctant to add this feature however, because I believe it
would make the process of sending email to someone very annoying. Some people
have reservations to sending a reply to confirmations. Imagine if we add one
extra step to it...

The option of having a like would make life easier for some people (those
with html-capable mail agents), but unbearable for others (like me, who
prefer a non-html capable mail reader). If you point the URL to a link, you
must also make sure that the website is always resolvable, or else you'll
have senders unable to confirm... Messy, eh?

I'm considering a modification against auto-responders: Right after the
confirmation message is received, we send a quick email telling the sender
that the original email was delivered. If the sender replies to this message
(an autoresponder would), his/her email address gets automatically added to
the ignorelist. I believe this would work.

Regards,
Paga

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