raf proclaimed on mutt-users that:
> not if you run procmail on the other side of the modem
> before popping the mail to the local host.
That saves you part of the cost - but your ISP still has to bear the cost of
receiving the spam - and several ISPs figure out the costs involved in getting
spammed and running an abuse desk / hiring admins to block spam. Who do you
think bears all these costs? The users.
> > MTA blocks are far better ....
>
> and it only takes one line in sendmail.cf :)
It takes just the same (but in plain english, more or less) in exim ;)
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