Re: [Fwd: Re: Spamassasin over RBL, was Re: rblsmtpd -t?]
On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 08:44:40AM -0400, cfm@maine.com wrote:
> On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 06:55:29PM +1000, Craig Sanders wrote:
> > the tiny handful of hobbyists with their own domains hosted on a
> > dynamic IP with linux or freebsd should quit whining and use their
> > ISP's mail server. or get themselves a uucp over tcp mail feed. or
> > batched smtp over ssh. or similar. frankly, if they're not
> > competent to do any of these things then they're not competent
> > enough to be running a mail server on the internet.
>
> We operate in one of the older RoadRunner areas and have been
> providing that service for years for "hobbyists".
yep. there are many commercial services like yours around for
reasonable prices, and it's even possible to organise something for free
if you have the right contacts - e.g. i've been providing ssl-encrypted
uucp-over-tcp and similar mail forwarding services for friends for
several years.
> 100:1 any such hobbyist can find that equivalent anywhere in the
> world.
yep, and because it's on the net, it doesn't really matter WHERE they
are.
> Many cable modem systems provide static addresses. This gets really
> sticky, because lately we've been getting a lot of spam from them. The
> local abuse/postmaster@isp merely disclaims responsibility and
> forwards complaints to the operator.
these IP addresses should be added to spam-sources RBLs.
> Just local here in Portland Maine there are some 3000 businesses on
> cable; as more and more of them start running their own SMTP servers
> and plugging in CDROM email databases this problem will mushroom. The
> damage a spammer can do from dialup is nothing compared to what he can
> do on a 2M cable connection with a linux box and powerful MTA.
if the cable operator doesn't take action to prevent this, then the
entire netblock should be blacklisted....ISPs must learn that they can't
wash their hands of problems caused by their customers.
> The only entity that can do anything is the ISP. They have to be
> responsible for the mail their customers send.
yes, absolutely.
craig
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