On 02/04/2011 05:17 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > Steve Jenkins put forth on 2/3/2011 11:18 AM: >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 1:44 AM, J4K <ju...@klunky.co.uk> wrote: >>> Its a good idea, but this would limit a user from using a server on his >>> residential ADSL from being an Email server, and force them to use their >>> ISPs relay. Else they might have to upgrade to a business package or spend >>> more money for a static IP address that they can amend the reverse lookup >>> record for. Pros and cons. >> It's a GREAT idea. I don't want/need email from users with ADSL or >> cable modem servers that refuse to use their ISP's relay. If enough of >> us stand firm on our mail acceptance policies to the point where we >> force SOHO and "Linux Weenies" to use their ISP's relay (which >> shouldn't cost them any money), then SPAMmers would take a huge hit. > Unfortunately the situation isn't quite that simple. Note the explanation I > gave for the header prepending. There are ISPs who only offer xDSL to > business > clients, with static IPs, but without custom rDNS, and they don't want these > business clients relaying through their MSAs. Most are going to run their own > MX MTA anyway. We don't want to be throwing these babies out with the bath > water, nor the hobbyists. We're fighting spammers. > > The battle that needs to be fought is getting all ISPs to implement TCP 25 > outbound filtering across the board for residential lines, and only opening it > upon request. Some already do this in the states, but relatively few. That's > the better way to solve the spambot/zombie problem, not penalizing one or two > segments of ISP customers simply because they're on a "residential class" > broadband line. If a hobbyist knows how to run an MTA properly, and wants to > send/receive directly, we should not discourage that. And we shouldn't be > penalizing SOHOs doing the same. > > Remember, we're fighting spam, not innocent bystanders who simply have the > same > connectivity a bot infected PC sits behind. > I agree. I have plenty of colleagues who run their own mail servers from residential connections and they know how to set-up their machines. Understandably, they are miffed by having to pay for a business line, or rack space in a data centre, when they are perfectly capable for doing this with a spare box at home. Therefore they set-up their own server.
I don't fancy blocking these people or the enthusiasts who are quite capable of running their own server. Back to the Stan's pcre file:- I've been running through the logs for rejects specifically caused by this file (or prepends). However I did not see any. Is there a string I could search for, and how could I white list IPs instead of editing the pcre file? Regards.
