My backup servers are indeed on a IDSL connection, so you would effectively block them.
Search the archives for a very heated discussion on this issue last year I believe. BTW, that would also block servers from a domain such as cablesareus.com and mail.dslextreme.com and so forth. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cycle Rider > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [IMail Forum] Anti-spam idea > > What about a mail proxy server gateway placed in front > of imail that would automatically block any incomming > connection containing words such as "dsl" and "cable" > in their reverse DNS or IP, if no attempt was made to > authenticate via SMTP AUTH? > > Most of the spam appears to come from people running > mail servers on their broadband connections. > Legitimate email would not come from them. So why not > differentiate between our legitimate users who use > SMTP Auth and illegitimate servers running on cable > and dsl connections? > > Imail would never have to see those connections. Let > the proxy server block them. > > Thoughts? > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > 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/ 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/
