Re: [Asrg] RMX and Privacy

["Alan DeKok" <aland@freeradius.org>]

Yakov Shafranovich <research@solidmatrix.com> wrote:
> We certainly had a good discussion on using RMX. However, there is one 
> issue that has been bugging me that was not mentioned. With the current 
> SMTP system it is very easy to send anonymous email. However, what will 
> happen if RMX is used? RMX is designed to authenticate the domain of the 
> sender, not the actual user so it is still possible to use a proxy to send 
> the email for you. A mixmaster anonymous remailer or a web mail account 
> that was created through www.anonymizer.com can still be used to send email 
> as long as their domains have RMX records.

  It is the responsibility of the administrator of the remailer to
minimize the amount of spam flowing through his system, or others will
block mail from his domain.  RMX changes nothing.

  Alan DeKok.
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