Bill who?!? ;)
Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> :)
> If anything this proves that Bill Gates is still winning, as he's tricked
> the Linux community into turning on itself and into killing the very
> operating system features that brought most of us from Windows to Linux.
>
> Glen
>
> On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Larry Kelley wrote:
>
> >Uh,
> >I haven't read this entire thread, but...
> >I run sendmail on a Linux server on a dial-up ISP account and have 20 users on it,
> >all of whom can send mail as themselves from their Win or Mac desktops.
> >Maybe you need a better ISP?
> >Larry
> >
> >----------
> >From: Glen Lee Edwards[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 5:25 AM
> >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >Subject: RE: test post
> >
> >Charles,
> >
> >Don't play games. I run a virtual domain and 4 cnames off my linux
> >dial-up box, plus I administer several other domains I own that are on
> >other servers from here, and have several users on this box. I've been
> >told I HAVE to use envelope masquerading and if I don't to get lost.
> >Envelope masquerading forces every outgoing letter to read as from my
> >dial-up account address. This makes my Linux box absolutely worthless, as
> >I then can't run a single domain from here for my business, nor can I
> >administer the domains I run off the other servers. If I forward mail to
> >my ISP and use it as the MTA instead (a windows configuration) no mail
> >from here goes out as my ISP rejects mail from my users with a "we don't
> >relay" message. Again all mail sent out HAS to read as from my dial-up
> >account, making Linux on this box worthless.
> >
> >Let's face reality, if you want to use Linux, you better be prepared to
> >spend $500 a month for a leased line (as I was recently quoted) so
> >mailhelp, vger.rutgers.edu, and mail-abuse.org consider you to be a part
> >of the financially elect so you're allowed to use Linux as a Linux box,
> >not a Windows clone.
> >
> >I say again, with the configuration mailhelp and mail-abuse.org/dul are
> >forcing us to use, Linux is absolutely worthless. Under that
> >configuration Windows is more user friendly.
> >
> >
> >Glen
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, Charles Galpin wrote:
> >
> >>Glen
> >>
> >>You have completely missed the boat here. No one is forcing you to not use
> >>your linux box as your MTA. Thousands of us do it every day. You just need
> >>to setup your config properly (as you have been told - and how - already)
> >>
> >>charles
> >>
> >>On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Glen Lee Edwards wrote:
> >>
> >>> Mike,
> >>>
> >>> Yep. That would work better. The system you just mentioned blocks the IP
> >>> addresses of KNOWN spammers. The system [EMAIL PROTECTED] and
> >>> vger.rutgers.edu use block Linux boxes with dial-up accounts who are using
> >>> their box as their MTA. I find it odd that mailhelp exists to explain to
> >>> us how to use Linux as our own MTA, but when we do so they block us from
> >>> using their site. The configuration they've told me I HAVE to use to
> >>> access their list requires me to use my ISP as my MTA. They might as well
> >>> tell me to bury Linux and use Windows - same end configuration.
> >>>
> >>> I'm truly sorry I use Linux on my home PC. And I'm sorry that I'm
> >>> Internet trash for doing so.
> >>>
> >>> Glen
> >>
> >>I'm truly very happy I use Linux anywhere I can.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
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