On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> On Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:45:01 CDT, John Dupuy said: > > > MODEL A: ISPs filter at the source; spam is reduced > > > MODEL B: ISPs filter incoming mail traffic; spam is reduced. > > ISP's increase the effectiveness of blacklists and locating dynamic > > > Which model really provides us with the best of both worlds: less spam yet > > more freedom to innovate? I would say model A does. > > > > However, I am not convinced of this. Please pick apart my models.. > > Obviously, the filtering has to be done at least at one end. And although it > would be nice if I lived in a world where the ISP originating the mail was > filtering it, I don't live there. where ISP could be, for instance, cable-modem-provider-C that forces their customers through their relays and would filter outbound email? > > So unless you have a *realistic* proposal to make all the spam-haven ISPs > find religion, see the light, and oust their spammers *without* the "do it or FAUSP ?
