> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:46:59 +0100 > From: Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TDMA (was Re: Spam filtering software) > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 12:34:58PM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:15:48 +0100 > > > From: Chris Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: TDMA (was Re: Spam filtering software) > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 04:05:57AM -0500, John Buttery wrote: > > > > Anyway, just out of curiosity, how come you guys aren't using TMDA? > > > > Just haven't found it yet, or...? > > > > > > Probably because it's useless for quite a number of people. > > > > > > Much of my incoming mail is in response to enquiries I send out to > > > trade suppliers and small businesses. If I implemented TMDA they > > > would have to jump through hoops to get their response to me, it's > > > difficult enough getting a response from some people anyway so I > > > suspect that TMDA would reduce the reply rate to negligable > > > proportions. The alternative of modifying the TDMA 'whitelist' when I > > > send the enquiry out is similarly flawed (I have to jump through > > > hoops) and anyway isn't guaranteed to work as they may not respond > > > from an address I know about. > > > > I think you should re-read the tmda docs, especially the client > > configuration. > > > Yes? This assumes that I own a domain and have an unlimited number of > E-Mail addresses available to me, again not the normal situation.
no. tmda can work on a nullclient. it only requires that 1) your pop3 server stores envelope information in headers 2) the smtp server of your provider accepts addresses with extensions -- FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE 1:48PM up 7 days, 19:41, 19 users, load averages: 0.04, 0.06, 0.01