:-) Death to Spammers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Len Conrad Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] SMTP Timeouts and send error 10054
>OK, I now have a definitive explanation. I just talked to Sprint, who is >our backbone provider, and they said they have started "null routing" open >mail relays due to the explosively growing SPAM problem. So cool! If Sprint won't carry your mail traffic, you're in serious pain. May this precedent be mirrored by all the major network operators. Would you believe it? : There's a guy in the ISP-* lists who argues with apparent intelligence and conviction ad nauseam 1) that open relays are not a problem and 2) that SMTP AUTH doesn't work. :)) Also, MS might even do something good in the world, strictly by happy collateral accident, not by any act of good will or pro bono : http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/02/19/HNmsspam_1.html And if you have some pocket change: http://www.isp-planet.com/equipment/2003/spamsquelcher.html And if you don't: IMGate.MEIway.com :)) Len To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
