Re: Fw: [cobalt-users] SMTP problems - HELP!

[Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>]

MistaAviB@xxxxxxx wrote:

No quote, no context.  I'll assume that you are replying to where I said:

> Hi. Thanks, well not everyone is on a high speed connection and can predict
> their IP and that is the only alternative!

It's called POP-before-SMTP.  I believe.

> You can not ping my machine because we have dissabled it so we make our
> servers less vulnerable to attacks :)

I suppose this is supposed to be in some way relevant to the guy (gal?  
I can't remember) that said their machine was completely unresponsive, 
not even ping-able, and you suggested checking logfiles.

So let's get this straight, you've disabled ping for security reasons,
but you've enabled relaying for any spamhaus out there that wants to
use your machine?  Or only for people that use the same dial-up ISP?

(If that's AOL, boy, that'll really stop the spammers...)

> Any other bright questions ?

Yes.  Why not stop posting to this list until you have some Clue?
Your "advice" is on this issue is worse than none at all.

Rude?  Yes.  Justified?  Yes.