Gerard Seibert wrote:
On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 20:20:37 -0800
Dennis Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
If you checked your outgoing mail I wouldn't have to check it when it
gets to my server. The only reason I have to check other people's
mail at all is because they don't.
Personally, I think you are being slightly naive if you actually
believe that everyone is going to be running an AV scanner on their
outgoing traffic. Doing so, especially on an MTA that is sending out
volumes of redundant traffic is worthless. Besides, I would never assume
that the traffic I received was scanned or scanned successfully,
I'm not naive at all - I'm rabidly judgmental. It is my opinion that
people who run mail servers and do not scan their outbound mail are
morons. Relayed mail that is scanned on the way in is acceptable - it
has been scanned. That is very judgmental and not at all naive. It means
I have expectations of you as a messaging professional. Your job is to
not let me down. My job is to not disappoint you in return.
Every time I get a virus or spam from one of the big houses I can't help
but admire how such vibrant incompetence remains abundantly rewarded
with a paycheck.
And I would never assume mail I receive has ever been scanned before,
but that's not what is implied in what I said, is it? If we both scan a
message one of us is redundant. I'm going to scan anyway, but hopefully
because you have also scanned, I won't have to reject your message. And
isn't that what we're trying to get done?
dp
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