At 04:38 PM 6/13/2003 -0500, you wrote: >It's not sendmail. Some ISPs now block mail from DSL boxes like yourself: > >http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/03/04/13/2215207.shtml?tid=120 > >I wanted to set up a mail server for the CCCC, but now it seems >pointless. Last week, Russ told me that he wanted such a thing because >they have about 1,000 members they message once a month. Cox has a 100 >mail cap, so they have to cut up their mail list and they hate >that. Looks like they are either going to keep hating it or get some >"special" arrangements so that they can be one of the privileged few >allowed to broadcast.
A lot of mail servers do not accept mail direct from dial-up, cable, or DSL users because of spam. The solution is almost always to relay mail through your ISP. Not a big deal. If Cox does not support messages with more than 100 recipients then just configure your local MTA to automatically cut up the recipient list. This is not an uncommon problem. >The only way to make the internet usable is to keep it open. I wrote Cox >and told them their efforts were futile and harmful, but did not hear >anything back. I submitted a story to Slashdot too. We shall see what >happens. Chances are the noose will continue to tighten and the internet >will go the way of broadcast radio and TV. So you want to keep the Internet wide open, but you don't want it to be easy for people to send spam. Got it. :) --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
