On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 18:45, Steve Lamb wrote: > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:25:29 -0500 > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 15:47, Steve Lamb wrote: > > > On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 15:43:12 -0500 > > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > And *even if I did run my own mail server*, all of the virus/spam- > > > > filled packets would *still* have to be sent down to me. > > > > 'cept for blacklisting at the firewall. > > > No, since the firewall is on *my* side of the pipe. > > And how, exactly, do they even initiate an SMTP session if they cannot > connect to you... period? I dare say that a dropped connection is far less, > byte wise, than a 130k attachment. Wouldn't you?
Ok, I'm confused. Who is the "they" in "do they even initiate"? To my knowledge, nobody initiates SMTP sessions with me. My MUA initiates POP3 (to my ISP's pop server) to fetch incoming email, and initiates SMTP (to my ISP's smtp server) to send outgoing email. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA 484,246 sq mi are needed for 6 billion people to live, 4 persons per lot, in lots that are 60'x150'. That is ~ California, Texas and Missouri. Alternatively, France, Spain and The United Kingdom. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]