-------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Sun, 13 Mar 2011 09:57:20 +0100 > Von: Frank Bonnet <f.bon...@esiee.fr> > An: postfix-users@postfix.org > Betreff: The future of SMTP ?
> Hello > > Sorry if this seems a bit off topic ... > > Postfix is really a great piece of software > and we all thanks to Wiese for his tremendous work. > > But to fight spam and all other malicious > problems it's getting more and more sophisticated > and complex to configure every day. > It is not a criticism it is a fact that jump > to every sysadmin's face. > > Email communication require a more and more complicated > machinery every day too. > > Does anyone has knowing of the future of SMTP ? > Is there some project to replace it by some > more secure protocol ? > > Understand me well , writing this I do not want > to start some war I would like to know if there > is some long term reflexion "somewhere" to build > some other protocol. > > I know this would be a huge project ... > > Thanks for your attention The spamming problem is not something that you can fix by replacing SMTP with something new. If you would configure your SMTPD to only accept strict standard SMTP stuff then you will see that this alone would remove much of the spam you get (just take for example the HELO/EHLO part. If you would strictly enforce what is described in RFC then a lot of spammers (and legitime) senders would be blocked. Not that I find this okay but just to illustrate that the protocol SMTP is not the problem). And today it is not big deal to cut down spam to less then 1% of the inbound. I really don't understand why people keep telling that spam is a problem? It is only a problem if you have not properly configured your SMTPD. Today it is so easy to cut down spam and most solutions don't require huge machinery at all. -- GMX DSL Doppel-Flat ab 19,99 Euro/mtl.! Jetzt mit gratis Handy-Flat! http://portal.gmx.net/de/go/dsl
