> does anyone know why so many colleges and universities operate open
> relays? Do the admins not have a clue or do they just not give a
> damn? I really get burned when I get a load of spam from some damn
> colleges mail server, especially the state supported ones.
They likely just don't know better. In the beginning, you were *supposed* to be an
open relay; that's just how it worked. The only reason for closing them (but a good
enough reason to justify just about any reason NOT to close them) now is because of
spam. Maybe some of them haven't been burnt enough yet.
But, I've just checked our spam database, and only see less than 1% coming from .edu's.
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-Scott
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