On 20-Jan-99 01:05:32, Russ Allbery wrote something about "Re: Three solutions for
spam". I just couldn't help replying to it, thus:
> Racer X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> The 1% that do care can either be provided with the service they need or
>> (usually) talked out of it by simply explaining the nature of the
>> service they're looking for. Some people have concerns for privacy but
>> fail to realize that merely avoiding our mail server wouldn't keep us
>> from snooping anyway. Others run Linux or something with sendmail and
>> just don't know how to set up their machine properly. It's worth an
>> hour of my time to keep a customer happy and educate them on how to
>> better run their system.
> Like I said. And there are a few people who just want to be in control of
> their own mail. I know I would. I know lots of other people feel the
> same way. You may be a great, well-run, reliable outfit, but the fact
> remains that computers fail and things go wrong, often at the *remote*
> side, and unless you're running your own outgoing mail, finding out about
> it is a crap shoot.
I agree. Just from running a 150 subscriber mailing list, I've seen enough
bounces caused by malfunctioning or weirdly misconfigured mail systems that I
wouldn't trust an ISP to be able to handle my email. And when spammers start
using the ISP's relay to send out their junk, and the ISP's relay is
subsequently blocked, you'll be glad that you can do the deliveries from
your own box.
Regards,
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