On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
> What is needed is a system whereby the ISPs would screen incoming email
> for spam and to bounce it before it ever gets uploaded onto your POP3
> server.
This has already been done. It's called the MAPS RBL.
If your ISP is fed up with spam, it might just decide to
subscribe. Details at http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/
Bear in mind, this is a drastic measure. I've been on both
sides of it.
For a while, Delphi was listed on the RBL, meaning that any
mail I sent from delphi.com to someone at an ISP that was
subscribed to the RBL, my mail would be kicked back.
On the other side, I started an exchange with someone
via usenet, who tried to e-mail me, but couldn't because
my ISP had blacklisted his ISP.
> I once wrote to my ISP to request that they bounce all emails being routed
> through a list of SMTP servers that I named. They replied saying that
> there is no way they can do that. Of course we know that they just don't
> want to do that.
You would want to direct your ISP to
http://mail-abuse.org/rbl/usage.html
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Steve Ackman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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