Re: Deterring mail relay attempts

[John Hasler <jhasler@debian.org>]

Richard Hector writes:
> My understanding is that most spam comes from compromised home
> machines these days - so the person getting disrupted is some poor
> sucker whose machine is compromised, not the actual offender.

I wrote:
> The machine is compromised because the sucker failed to secure it.
> While the botnet operator is the actual criminal the owner of the
> compromised machine is still negligent.

Richard Hector writes:
> Through ignorance, in most cases, I suspect. I doubt most of them are
> aware of the consequences.

That's what prevents it from rising to the level of gross or malicious
negligence.
-- 
John Hasler