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

["Dan Kriwitsky" <webhosting@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> 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.
>

I think I outlined the advantages to the ISP. The ISP doesn't have to worry
about chasing spammers who sign up for a throwaway account just to do a huge
spam run via an open relay. I can show you tons of gridnet.com spam sent
this way. IIRC, UUnet is beginning to require this of all their down
streams. If I was running a dialup, I'd do exactly the same thing.
--
Dan Kriwitsky