On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:22, Luca Berra wrote: > On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 12:54:05PM +0100, Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: >> However, why is it using "subnet" by default?
> but probably the reason is that postfix target is real mail > servers on a lan, not standalone system. No, reason is that on almost all broadband and dialup links that opens you to traffic from no more than your own lan, and your private point-to-point link to the ISP. With the arrangement previously described, most Windows machines would be completely legs-in-air and beckoning to the entire ISP (or at least that subnet) by default. Unwise. Cheers; Leon
