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Re: [Asrg] [IP] 4 Rivals Almost United on Ways to Fight Spam



On 2004-06-30 10:59:12 -0400, Alan DeKok wrote:
> Markus Stumpf <maex-lists-spam-ietf-asrg at Space.Net> wrote:
> > And to repeat myself: anything else than *blocking* spam mails at SMTP
> > level is a big mistake, as it shifts liability from the sender to the
> > receiver. It is the liability of the sender/admin to assure that no spam
> > is passing the server under his control.
> 
>   Please describe how I, as a recipient, can ensure that the sender is
> doing such blocking.

I believe you misunderstood Markus: The Recipient's MTA should block
(reject) the message instead of accepting it and then send it to
/dev/null (or worse, bounce). If the recipient's MTA rejects the
message, it is the sender's MTA who has the responsibility of informing
the sender of the failure.

	hp

-- 
   _  | Peter J. Holzer    | I think we need two definitions:
|_|_) | Sysadmin WSR       | 1) The problem the *users* want us to solve
| |   | hjp at hjp.at         | 2) The problem our solution addresses.
__/   | http://www.hjp.at/ |    -- Phillip Hallam-Baker on spam

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