Subject: Re: why IPv6 isn't ready for prime time, SMTP edition Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 03:35:48PM -0400 Quoting John R. Levine (jo...@iecc.com): > >>It must be nice to live in world where there is so little spam and > >>other mail abuse that you don't have to do any of the anti-abuse > >>things that real providers in the real world have to do. > > > >What is a real provider? And what in the email specifications tells us > >that the email needs and solutions of any one individual, as long as they > >are following protocol (which I'm quite convinced Mark is) are "unreal"? > > A real provider is one that provides mail for real users, as opposed > to someone who plays RFC language lawyer games. I only have a few > dozen users, but I can assure you I use a whole lot of different > filtering approaches including DNSBLs to keep my users' mailboxes > usable.
Ergo, ad hominem. Please quit doing that. As a side note I happen to run my own mail server without spam filters -- it works for me. I might not be the norm, but then again, is there really a norm? (A norm that transcends SMTP RFC reach, that is -- the necessity to stick to protocol is not under debate) > I must say it's pretty amusing that someone who works for the > organization that published the original DNSBL seems to be ranting > against them. The ability to change ones mind when circumstances change is usually seen as advantageous. Why not here? -- Måns Nilsson primary/secondary/besserwisser/machina MN-1334-RIPE +46 705 989668 This is a NO-FRILLS flight -- hold th' CANADIAN BACON!!
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