> I think what might eventually happen is that ISP's start blocking egress > on port 25 from all but their own mailserver(s) which forces all the > customers within their ip range to relay through their server. That way > they can run something like spamassassin on *outgoing* messages and, for > example, block outgoing messages with a score over 20 outright, and flag > anyone who repetitively sends messages between 10 and 20 for ISP staff to > check and determine if one of their customers is trying to spam.
If I got that right...
That will be impractical and really rude. Blocking outgoing traffic on port 25 will effectively force me (and a lot of others) to change SMTP servers when changing location.
I didn't say I advocated it, just that I feel that something like this is going to happen eventually whether we like it or not, as it would be the only way to put a clamp on the egress of spam from an ISP's network...
I change physical location (and therefore ISP) regularly -- Laptops are designed for that purpose. ISPs only accepting SMTP connections to their own servers, if I am within their IP range, already forced us to have our own SMTP server (of course using authentication). Don't get me wrong, this is good.
Now, if I may no longer reach my own SMTP server, I have to change SMTP server settings every time I am on the road again.
Well you would be in the minority there, very few people have their own mailserver using password authentication that they use from multiple ISP's... most people *already* have to change their SMTP server depending on where they're connected to...
Regards, Simon
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