> -----Original Message----- > From: Satya [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 8:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [SAtalk] [OT] What is next step? > > > On Oct 24, 2003 at 22:06, Larry Gilson wrote: > > >business because they tighten the grips. One thing they can > do is to > >only allow "business" customers to send and receive SMTP messages > >outside their mail servers. Mail servers have to be registered with > >the ISP and have valid MX, A, and PTR records. > > Leaving people like me, who know what they're doing (for some > value of), high and dry. > > > What if we asked the ISPs to check for open > >relays and shut down SMTP access until the problem is resolved? > > That might work. > > >further restrict "residential" customers to their relay servers and > >that the header From match the MAIL FROM envelope. What if we asked > >legislation to > > See above. > > Anyone who asks me to get a business-class connection is > invited to send donations to pay my bills. :-)
The point here is not so much a "business" or "residential" classification but making the ISP own up to the usage policy. If an ISP allows "residential" customers to have mail servers, then they should perform the same checks as they would for "business" class users. The mail server would need to be registered with the ISP and the ISP must make provisions for creating an appropriate PTR record in DNS. There is a larger question here though. How far are we willing to go to really help reduce spam? Will we be willing to give up some freedoms? Where do we draw the line? --Larry ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The SF.net Donation Program. Do you like what SourceForge.net is doing for the Open Source Community? Make a contribution, and help us add new features and functionality. Click here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Spamassassin-talk mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/spamassassin-talk
