from what I was reading on here, all they do is check if a mail server exists. So if i list my abuse contact email as your email address, their system would regard that as being correct, simply because the email address exists.


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: [anti-abuse-wg] Verification_of_abuse_contact_addresse s ?
From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com>
Date: Wed, March 06, 2019 7:47 am
To: anti-abuse-wg@ripe.net


In message <20190305042821.af7f9f79718891d8e76b551cf73e1563.4d026bdf0f.wbe@email19.godaddy.com>,
"Fi Shing" <phishing@storey.xxx> wrote:

> Yes, the verification mechanism they chose to implement was a flop,
> with no input required from address owners.

So, um, nobody even checked for undeliverable bounces??

Facinating.