On 11 Nov 2015, at 10:06, Tomasz Sterna <[email protected]> wrote: > Dnia 2015-11-10, wto o godzinie 17:10 -0600, Sam Whited pisze: >>> What do you suggest to replace it with? >> >> I suggest we replace it with nothing. > > Closing the network is not the answer. > People need a way of joining the network.
There is a world of difference between ‘closing the network’ and ‘not having a single, unprotected mechanism for registration that turns a server into an open relay’. > If we deprecate the existing widely deployed standards, people will > come up with own ways of doing things. Yes. Account registration is obviously needed in practical terms. Whether it’s needed to be standardised is another matter. > I'm afraid this will lead to further fragmentation of the network. This is one of the few cases where not having a single, exploitable mechanism is a good thing. /K
