SpamCop and SiteAdvisor... working together.
"Anonymous" <[email protected]> Thu, 18 May 2006 14:16:50 -0700
| Newsgroups | gmane.mail.spam.spamcop.geeks |
|---|---|
| Organization | SpamCop |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
I had an idea that I think would help people to stay away from spamvertised sites (and therefore, since most scams are spamvertised, to stay away from getting scammed for the most part, too). I think by now, everyone's heard of SiteAdvisor.com... it's essentially a website reputation ranking service... they test websites for malicious behavior, and allow people to enter comments about websites that can be taken into consideration when ranking that site. There is a Firefox extension and an Internet Explorer BHO that colors search engine results green, yellow, or red based upon that domain's reputation, and a button with the same colors to warn people if they're surfing a malicious domain. My idea entails SiteAdvisor.com getting a data feed from SpamCop. All the domains reported to SpamCop would automatically receive a "This site spams" rating in SiteAdvisor for 48 hours after the last reported spam for that domain. After that, the "This site spams" rating derived from the SpamCop reports would be removed for that domain (thus, when the spammers abandon a domain, someone else can purchase that domain and not inherit it's past spamming history). User comments on the SiteAdvisor.com website about a domain would be permanent, however. Comments, suggestions, etc.?