--On 8 August 2008 13:06:00 -0400 rick pim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gerard writes: > > Employing 'greylisting' would vastly improve the chances of eliminating > > the acceptance of SPAM at the MTA level. > > it certainly does. unfortunately, in practice, one of the > prime advantages of greylisting -- the fact that it will never > block 'real' mail -- turns out, um, not to be true. there are so many > standards-noncompliant MTAs out there that greylisting does block > real mail. (this is one of the things that makes me crazy.) If it's not standards compliant, it's not an MTA. RFC2821 defines the behaviour of an MTA, and anything that breaks the standard can't expect to deliver email. That's our policy here. > (we still use it, of course.) > > rp > > rick pim [EMAIL PROTECTED] > information technology services (613) 533-2242 > queen's university, kingston > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "You call this a *trial*?! This is nothing but a *kangaroo* *court* > without the hoppy, furry guy!" > -- The Flash (TV) > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/ml -- Ian Eiloart IT Services, University of Sussex x3148 _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
