RE: Solved! Re: [cobalt-users] SMTP relays no matter what!

["Clark E. Morgan" <prlhkr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > they SHOULD NOT take it upon themselves to interfere with
> > the intended operation of my services. It's basically hijacking
> > the mail

> I'm not sure I understand? Your ISP doesn't want you connecting to other
> ISPs via SMTP. Their network, their rules. In this way all SMTP 
> traffic from
> them only comes from mail.whatever.com and other ISPs know it's 
> probably not
> spam since their users can't abuse an open relay in .kr or .jp running
> Sendmail 8.6 to disguise the point of origin of the email.

I understand, certainly, the logic behind using a local smtp relay
rather than one out on the net. Generally, this is desirable behavior
under most circumstances; but if I colo a server say, in Atlanta;
and use a local isp for dialup, adsl, whatever...; and want to use
my colo'd machine for a mail address that resides on that machine,
it's not my local isp's place to interfere with that operation; just
as, if I want to decline to relay for certain domains/subnets, it's
my responsibility to secure my machine against that practice.

You are absolutely right, if it's their network, they can make/enforce
whatever rules they want. I'm simply saying its intrusive and annoying
as the new Carrie B discovered; and it offers no real advantage to anyone
as far as I can see.

Clark Morgan