Earl Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
ADSL and cable are very economical for ISPs and small organizations to get connected to the Net.
Some would argue that spam exists precisely because running a mail server is so economical. Perhaps it should be more expensive.
Small ISPs and organizations can relay mail via their DSL provider's servers, just like individuals do. Larger organizations can pay for a real Internet connection. I see no problem.
I'm with Pat on this. As someone who's had occasion to worry about security since 1992 or so, I fully support the idea that ISPs should by default block outgoing SMTP from customers by default (and encourage customers to use the ISP's SMTP relay).
The situation now is terrible, and somewhat analogous to how operating systems used to ship with all services on by default. It was a big improvement when OS's started shipping with services off by default, and doing the same thing with outbound SMTP at ISPs would bring a similar improvement.
- Dan
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