I was testing email filters by sending myself test emails from one ISP account to another through spamgourmet (no connection between sender and recipient); I "forged" my own headers and return addresses [when required] to simulate emails
[1]
from a "simulated outside party" or "simulated spammer" to my disposable
[2]
from my disposable [I use address masking] to a "simulated outside party"
I did not send from my disposable to a "simulated spammer", since any such email would be a lot of curses, ha-ha
Suspecting a problem, I began paralleling each spamgourmet email with a direct email between my protected address and the "simulated outside party" or "simulated spammer."
Direct emails were sent separately, but as close in time as possible to the spamgourmet tests. CC: or BCC: were never used. Any modifications of headers or addresses to simulate an outside party or spammer were identical in spamgourmet and direct. The time of sending was manually written into the text of each email and compared to system-generated times in the headers.
In every case, the direct emails were delivered in under 10 secs. Delays occurred only through spamgourmet.
All tests are on Jan 13 2005. All times are AM - EST. "In" means from "simulated outside party or spammer" to disposable or protected address; "out" means from disposable or protected address to "simulated outside party."
The email labelled "missing" had not been received as of this post, Jan 13, 2005, 7:21AM EST. I can't make sense of the time displayed in the header of the preview for this posting. Is it Greenwich England time?
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Sent@ Routing Direction Elapsed
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2:37 spamgourmet in 31 min****
2:40 direct in 4 sec
2:50 direct in 2 sec
3:06 spamgourmet in 30 min****
3:28 spamgourmet out 120 sec
3:57 spamgourmet in 14 sec
4:01 spamgourmet out 116 min****
4:03 spamgourmet in 180 sec
4:42 spamgourmet in 52 sec
4:44 spamgourmet out 12 sec
4:46 direct out 6 sec
4:47 direct in 1 sec
6:04 direct in 1 sec
6:05 spamgourmet in 15 sec
6:06 direct out 4 sec
6:07 spamgourmet out missing*****
6:29 spamgourmet in 4 sec
6:58 spamgourmet out 18 sec
6:58 direct out 4 sec
7:04 spamgourmet in 13 min*****
7:05 direct in 1 sec
7:10 spamgourmet in 7 min*****
