Re: Spamassasin over RBL, was Re: rblsmtpd -t?
On Fri, May 03, 2002 at 07:49:06PM +0200, Emile van Bergen wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2002, Jason Lim wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure, but how many ISPs still allow direct-to-MX-style mail
> > sending (sending direct from the dialup or cable or whatever, without
> > using additional mail servers)? I know quite a few Australian ISP that
> > still allow it (not the big ones like Bigpond or Optusnet AFAIK), and many
> > HK ISPs still allow it... how about in the USA and Europe?
>
> Well, I'm in the Netherlands, and personally I'm glad to see that my ISP
> (xs4all) doesn't assume that their customers are unresponsible by
> default, so they don't block outgoing SMTP from dialup or DSL customers.
[...]
> That is entirely the right thing to do, IMNSHO. I subscribed for full
> connectivity; I run my own MTA here and I know very well how to do it,
> thank you very much. I'd never, ever choose an ISP who considers their
> customers guilty by default.
I cannot agree more. It exists some kind of worldwide spam
psicosis and a tendency to cure the headache with the decapitation method.
Blu.
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