>Now if only they would do the same for SPAM.

If MSN and Hotmail would raise the requirements (correct, complete, 
"best  practice/RFC" SMTP/DNS settings) for all mail servers sending to 
MS's MXs, it would cost them nothing, have IMMEDIATE effect, and we could 
all jump on that bandwagon and make a huge dent in mail abuse, and in 
"legit" servers that are badly setup.

AOL can reject servers with no PTR, then why don't we all do it?

Anti-spam "solutions" that accept all mail from everywhere and then flatter 
themselves with how clever their "solution" is in discriminating between 
badly configured "legit" mail servers and badly configured spammer IPs are 
really part of the problem, not part of a solution.  These "solutions" give 
the badly configured legit servers a pass, allowing them to continue their 
stupidity, and making it tougher for the rest of us.


Len







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