On Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:26:28 -0700, you wrote:
>>> The IP that gets on the list is the IP of the mail server used to
>>> send the spam. That's not a dynamic IP.
>>
>> No, actually, that's not _quite_ accurate
>>
>> If the mail was sent through a mail server, then yes, but considering the
>> amount of malware and spambots out there, a LOT of spam originates from
>> compromised desktop machines running a malware based smtp server. Being that
>> many are on dynamic ip's, it's quite likely that the next person to get that
>> ip is going to have a problem.
>
>AFAIK, most ISPs no longer permit dynamic IP clients to run mail servers.
Good answer Gary but as humans we no longer allow people to kill people but they
do so how are the ISPs going to
a- know
b- stop it
we are talking malware here - no rules
Hugh
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