On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:57:45 -0400 J Messeder said: > Here is something I have never understood; maybe someone can explain. > Why is it one can access email on any server (company firewalls and > VPNs notwithstanding) but one can only *_Send_* from the ISPs server.
A misguided spam prevention measure. The theory is that if they force you to use their own SMTP server they can prevent you from being a spammer's pawn/tool. -- Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #145. My dungeon cell decor will not feature exposed pipes. While they add to the gloomy atmosphere, they are good conductors of vibrations and a lot of prisoners know Morse code.
