On Thu, 5 Feb 2004, Rose, Bobby wrote: > Users shouldn't be running their own smpt server on a DUL. That's > why they are listed. If they used their ISP's smtp host like they > are supposed then it would be an issue. Users on DULs shouldn't > even run their own smtp server since they can't even keep their > systems patched and maintain sufficient virus defs.
Hmm... Can you point to an RFC that states all these shoulds and shouldn'ts? I would suspect that the greater problem on dynamic IPs is not users who are running their own servers, but users who get infected with some form of malware that then starts spewing spam and/or viruses out to the rest of the world. Because of this (and yes, also the occasional dumb-ass who doesn't lock their mail server down), some list-keepers have decided it's more effective to just block all of them indiscriminately, tossing out the baby with the bathwater. That's certainly their prerogative, but don't make it sound like people running their own mail servers and bypassing their ISP's are somehow breaking the rules. -- Public key #7BBC68D9 at | Shane Williams http://pgp.mit.edu/ | System Admin - UT iSchool =----------------------------------+------------------------------- All syllogisms contain three lines | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Therefore this is not a syllogism | www.ischool.utexas.edu/~shanew
