Blackhole - SpamCop Dictionary

Adapted from the Forum SpamCop Glossary

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z


Search beginning of word full word and in description
Blackhole This is a system where suspected spam is accepted by the mail server or user and silently deleted. Neither the sender or the receiver is notified.

This seems to be preferred by many companies as it means that none of their potential customers will see a rejection message, and by many users as they can not tell if a spam filter deleted the message or some other computer glitch deleted it before it got to their server. When coupled with a whitelisting system where any outgoing e-mail address is whitelisted for a response, the error rate can be almost invisible to the senders and the receivers.

As with the quarantine method, it is a more expensive method than using DNSbls.
Additional comments :


Back

Additional Sources for Glossary Information
The SpamCop Glossary is being limited to terms used within the SpamCop Forums. The following additional links provide far more information which may both help to better explain terms defined in the SpamCop Glossary as well as many more terms not included here. They are listed in no particular order.

NetLingo - The Internet Dictionary
NetLingo contains thousands of definitions that easily explain the Internet and the online world of business, technology, and communication. Updated weekly with new terms, NetLingo is (currently) ranked #656 in Google's Top 1000 Web sites and reviewed in many publications.
Our mission is to educate and entertain you, and keep you up-to-date.

The Jargon File
The Jargon File is a comprehensive compendium of hacker slang illuminating many aspects of hackish tradition, folklore, and humor.

Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a sister project to Wikipedia intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language.
Wiktionary serves to:
Contributors:
WB8TYW (aka John)
Wazoo
turetzsr (aka Steve T)
StevenUnderwood (aka Steven P. Underwood, DNRC)
qjvgpuryy (aka David)
Miss Betsy
Lking
Larry Kilgallen (ng member)
Jeff G.
Jank1887
dbiel

PHP Dictionary - Copyright 2005