--- Tracy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I can't speak for anyone else, but I've found that denying service to > "dynamic" addresses (based on RDNS patterns) to be a very effective tool > for reducing both spam and virus traffic. Since most (not all, as has been > pointed out here in the past) dynamic addressed machines are covered by > terms of service or acceptable use policies that prohibit the running of > servers, a case can be made that these machines should not be sending mail > directly to mail servers (other than the ISP responsible for their > connectivity). > > And, of course, if there are specific machines that are running mail > servers, they can avoid such a block in two ways: > > 1) Getting a static IP address from their provider so that you can > whitelist the address > 2) Getting "non-generic" RDNS assigned by their provider [...]
Of course 1. and 2. are not feasible for about 99% of broadband users who want to run a legitimate mail server. Static address and RDNS is out of the question (an ISP usually charges a busisness rate for this) -Lac - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
