On 5/2/05 3:10 PM, "Nick W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


> Which begs the question, why don't ISPs require SMTP AUTH? Relying on the
> 'this is our customer' method doesn't cut it. Then GIVE the customer thier
> password, eliminating the passwords such as 'mail'.

MUA (email clients) will cache this, and spam/worm ware will find and use
the cached credentials.  Endless loop.  Easier to firewall off all of
france, korea, and china.  Of course most of the spam is originating from
USA interests that are relaying thru those foreign entities.

-- 
Trever Miller
Cyberdex Systems Consulting Corp.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]



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