If ISPs would block outbound port 25 that would go a long way towards keeping spam. Right now most of our spam is coming from cable and DSL IPs. We block outbound port 25 except from our mail servers and a couple of customers who have a legitimate reason to use another mail server. If so we open a hole to that mail server only. It's done on a case by case basis. Is it a pain in the ass? Most certainly but if any spam leaves our network it will be easy as hell to track. It really burns my ass to be spammed from these networks because the provider is either too lazy or incompetent to block these ports.
David Daniels Administrator Starfish Internet Service [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Burzin Sumariwalla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: OT: [Declude.JunkMail] Virginia Indicts Two Men On Spam Charges > I agree with you. The statement was more general than it should have > been. Personally I think the ISP route > is one of the best places to begin active anti-spam measures at.... (Sorry > ISP admins). If legislatively, ISPs > can be forced to have customers adhere to strict RFC compliance and if > legislatively ISPs can be forced to take > consistent and strict measures it might force spammers into smaller and > smaller corners. > > I don't represent and ISP, so maybe I'm being to optimistic. > > > Burzin > > > > At 10:59 AM 12/12/2003, you wrote: > >The only people that will hit the spammers' pocketbooks are the ISPs getting > >together and forcing them out of their jobs... or to get people to stop > >buying their stuff! > > ------ > Burzin Sumariwalla Phone: (314) 994-9411 x291 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (314) 997-7615 > Pager: (314) 407-3345 > > Networking and Telecommunications Manager > Information Technology Services > St. Louis County Library District > 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. > St. Louis, MO 63131 > > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
