Dan, SMTP-AUTH (plain text and preferably CRAM-MD5), SMTPafterPOP or similar are highly encouraged for any SMTP server - otherwise another dial-up IP will be listed on the RBLs very soon and the value of your private server becomes very limited ;-)
Again NO reason for running an own mail server on a "dial-up" line, this includes of course any dynamic ADSL or TV broadband connection... -Kurt. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dani Kamm Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 9:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [swinog] Mailempfang wegen SPAM blockiert / Mail receipt because of Spam blocks On Wed, 2003-10-29 at 19:48, Peter Keel wrote: > * on the Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 06:27:12PM +0100, Fermin Sanchez wrote: > > Hm - pardon my asking, but: What (legal) reason should a dial-up > > user have to send mail over his own mail server? I don't see the > > problem in banning *dial-up*-ranges of providers which repeatedly > > fail to prevent spam from sometimes repeatedly the same sources. > > Simple: Running an outgoing-Mailserver on its own. Why? ISPs got to > friggin keep the logs of who sent out mail from our servers for _six_ > month because some wannabe-gestapoheads decided so. That's a pretty > strong incentive to run your own mailserver. > > Seegras And, you don't have to look for another working SMTP server, when you're travelling around with your notebook. Lots of SMTP servers, for example mail.bluewin.ch, can only be accessed within their own ip ranges. - Dan ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/ ---------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maillist-Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/swinog%40swinog.ch/
