On 3 Apr 2001, Alan Shutko wrote: > Roberto Diaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > They want to block the whole IP's which are dynamic so they can not > > send mail anymore so every guy in the internet will have to depend > > upon a third-party mail relay to send mail [..] > "Your ISP gives you a mailserver through which to relay mail. Set a > smarthost and get over it."
Do they? I can name at least one which may not (depending on the tarif you choose). They might provide a newsserver as well, but it doesn't mean you are forced to use it, either to read or post. > Why isn't that sufficient for you? Because that is not the way the internet works[1]. [1] You may substitute "should work" if you prefer. -- Gary Debian 2.1r4 (kernel v2.0.39); XFree86 3.3.6 Ghastly .sigs, have they no ending?