too bad they probably wouldnt listen if we asked them to do it. :( -----Original Message----- From: Len Conrad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 11:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMGate] Re: FWD: Microsoft Announces Anti-Virus Reward Program
>Now if only they would do the same for SPAM. If MSN and Hotmail would raise the requirements (correct, complete,=20 "best practice/RFC" SMTP/DNS settings) for all mail servers sending to=20 MS's MXs, it would cost them nothing, have IMMEDIATE effect, and we = could=20 all jump on that bandwagon and make a huge dent in mail abuse, and in=20 "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=20 themselves with how clever their "solution" is in discriminating between = badly configured "legit" mail servers and badly configured spammer IPs = are=20 really part of the problem, not part of a solution. These "solutions" = give=20 the badly configured legit servers a pass, allowing them to continue = their=20 stupidity, and making it tougher for the rest of us. Len
