Ode To S3

Want to see real world results of S3 from Rixstep Software?

Two logs: One that uses S3 to list e-mail addresses on websites, and one that does not. I’ve removed the actual domains for privacy reasons.

The format for the log is as follows. A number which is the amount of connections that were refused, the domain where the mail was received, then the error code and message why the incoming message was rejected. The 550 … zen.spamhaus.org means that the sender IP is listed in the Spamhaus blacklist for spam activity.

Checking for rejected mail hosts: 15 domain.com (550... zen.spamhaus.org)

Checking for rejected mail hosts: 1023 domain.net (550... zen.spamhaus.org)

The proof is right there folks. By not using S3 to obfuscate your e-mail address on your website, you get nearly 7000% more spam that you have to spend network and CPU resources blocking.