Dave Sill writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >So it doesn't seem that unreasonable to me to block SMTP from dialup
> >pools. The legitemate users appear to have perfectly reasonable
> >options, and it stops one way of injecting spam.
>
> I disagree. Yes, I could configure my server to pass everything off to
> the ISP's mail hub, but, frankly, I can do a better job of it than
> they can. And switching to a more competant ISP is not an
> option. Where I live, there's only one ISP that's reachable via a
> local call.
>
> Stopping spam is a worthy goal, but one must seriously consider the
> costs associated. Preventing competent people from doing reasonable
> things is not an acceptable cost.
Too late, Dave. You're trying to solve the wrong problem. People are
already blocking dialups, more and more every day. Your problem is
now to find a non-dialup SMTP client to relay your mail, which isn't
your ISP's. Obviously it's a necessary service -- why not start
providing it?
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