On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 12:54:01PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: > Roberto Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > They want to block the whole IP's which are dynamic so they can not > > send mail anymore so every guy in the internet will have to depend > > upon a third-party mail relay to send mail.. whats the next? > > The usual response to this is > > "Your ISP gives you a mailserver through which to relay mail. Set a > smarthost and get over it." > > Why isn't that sufficient for you?
Maybe because you have usually only a limited number of e-mail addresses at your ISP, which you usually have to pay for? Maybe because some ISP's mail relays tend to be down and/or slow. Maybe because the ISP's relay is itself blocked? Maybe because I've found it is impossible here to get a static IP with correct DNS entries (in this country.) Our ISPs seem to think a domain is just a pretty string for after the http:// They offer redirection but nothing more. This wasn't a problem when DUs were mostly analog modems which were clearly unsuited for running MTAs, now we've got cable and xDSL. Oh well... Christian
