> >> 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... > > Don't know what ISPs arrange in NZ, but if what you say is true for you, > I'm glad it's not true for my ISP and Holland/GB. I get bill.demon.nl's > static IP number from anywhere in the world, by dialing a low-rate > number in NL or GB, or an international number from other countries. So > I can have my notebook do smtp AUTH from anywhere, if there's a "clean" > 'phone line. > > For anti-spam legislation to become de rigeur, both Holland and GB would > have to enforce filtering by my ISP, and certainly in Holland this would > give rise to an almighty outcry and would almost certainly not succeed. > So any one in the world could ... Mind you, my ISP's policy against spam > would almost certainly kill spamming from it's network stone dead.
Well, I don't know about you guys, but I'd as soon the government stay out of what they don't understand. I remember when they got involved with the US auto-industry in the 70s, trying to legislate the laws of physics. Nearly killed the industry in this country. What bothers me is that they are proposing new restrictive legislation that will be almost impossible to enforce, while ignoring the fact that at least 50% of the spam is about fraudulent products and the products could be prosecuted on their own merits. (Or lack of same.) In fact, I just looked at my current spam collection, I'd say that its closer to 80%. The organ enlargers and Viagara fakes could be prosecuted with laws already on the books, and spam levels would drop dramatically. Of course there is no political glory in that. No votes. So let's muck up the waters a bit more with some new laws and get some free publicity. -- Jack Gostl [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
