----- On 11/9/02 7:55 AM MDT (-0600), chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, in
part:
>I believe Earthlink still uses IP authentication.
>
>AppleISP is right, everyone IS requiring authentication. But what you
>need to hunt for is an ISP that does IP Authentication. That form checks
>the IP address you are connected to and if it is in their list of OK
>addresses, lets you send email. If it isn't, then it boots you.
>
>I am sure there are other ISPs that still do it as well. (for instance, I
>think AT&T does it, I base that off an experience not too long ago of
>telnetting into their SMTP server, and having it immediatly tell me to
>bugger off then close the connection... that tells me they are checking
>IPs and kicking those that don't belong).
I'm on Earthlink DSL, and have a dynamic IP address. So far, at least,
I've not been prevented from sending email, regardless of a changing IP
address (it only changes when I power cycle my DSL modem and router, so
that's not often at all).
Best Regards,
Harry Corsover
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