Re: [Asrg] Let's try something different

[Matt Sergeant <msergeant@startechgroup.co.uk>]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, Wes Peters wrote:

> On Saturday 08 March 2003 08:18, Matt Sergeant wrote:
> >
> > I like DNS blacklists, I really do. I think they're the right thing
> > to do most of the time, when they are sane lists. My one big problem
> > with them is bounce messages - they suck. We need a friendlier bounce
> > message system than "MAILER-DAEMON" messages so my mum can understand
> > why her email didn't get through.
> 
> DNS blacklists suck because they punish relays, not spam or spammers.  
> Newbie admins are victims too.  Designing a protocol that allows the 
> net to return to open relays would be an admirable accomplishment.

There was a time when people thought that penet.fi was a great idea too. 
Thankfully that time has passed.

Matt.

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