It is a positive step in the forward direction of the world. SBCYahoo & Cox Cable have already blocked port 25 out from residential customers.
Fwiw, ~Rick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 10:25 AM To: imail_Forum@list.ipswitch.com Subject: [IMail Forum] What the future holds for some of us THE FEDERAL Trade Commission (FTC) has decided that people who have unwittingly had their computers turned into spam zombies should have their machines switched off from Internet access. According to Reuters, the FTC has told more than 3000 ISPs to switch off any customers who have had their machines hijacked by spammers. Its argument is that this will stop more than 50-60 percent of spam which is currently being delivered by zombie networks. The FTC says that ISPs should identify computers on their networks that are sending out large amounts of e-mail and quarantine them if they are found to be zombies. It has also called for a ban on users who run their own e-mail servers. Apparently cops in 25 other countries, from Bulgaria to Peru, are also participating in the campaign. China isn't, probably because it considers it needlessly autocratic. Most ISPs have a quiet word with people who start sending out lots of email. Those who do operate shut down policies tend to find that their customers get a bit miffed _____________________________________________________________________ Virus Scanned and Filtered by - http://www.FamHost.com E-Mail System. To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
