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Spam filtering is already 99.x% effective. So you're basically increasing the cost for everyone in order to gain one extra SpamAssassin rule?

There are plenty of reasons why "Payment" anti-spam methods have been soundly debunked over the years. You're not the first one to think it's a good idea, and you probably won't be the last, but do the research yourself first into why they can't work.



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