From: "Peter A. Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:17:14 -0500 (EST) Andrea Venturoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
As for a real solution to spam? I think in principal it's quite easy. No mail server should accept mail from any mail server that is not correctly configured. ie should have correct reverse MX records, reject mails with forged headers, etc. If this was done, spamming would become irrelevant.
However, just because a host is listed to RECEIVE email doesn't mean it'll be used to SEND email. Heck, take a look at any of the ISPs I've used, or even my domain host. They have different hosts for incoming and outgoing email.
Of course, this requires many changes to many mail servers, but at the end of the day it would ensure a completely RFC compliant mail infrastructure, thereby making spam easy to get rid of without the need to blacklist anybody.
I don't remember ever seeing an RFC that says that only hosts defined with MX records may send email. Maybe you could point it out :)
Please DO NOT send me ANY email directly unless it's a privacy issue. Reply-to mangled to assist those who don't read the above. -- Rob | What part of "no" was it you didn't understand?
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