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On Mon, Apr 01, 2002 at 07:23:09PM -0500, Krishna Tateneni babbled thus:
> From: Krishna Tateneni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: KONTAKT LENS FIYAT LISTES Lutfen karsilastirin........
> Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:23:09 -0500
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> On Monday 01 April 2002 06:55 pm, PinkFreud wrote:
> > --snip--
> >
> > I currently use rblsmtpd to filter out crap like this from open
> > relays. I also have plans to implement spamassassin to eliminate
> > the rest of the crap that seeps through.
> >
> > Perhaps a demonstration is in order for a future meeting?
> >
> > --snip--
> 
> What's an open relay? Or should I be googlin' instead of askin'?

An open relay is an SMTP server that's willing to relay messages for
anyone.  At one time, that was considered a Good Thing.  Nowadays, it's
a bad idea, as spammers don't care whose bandwidth and disk space they
waste - they'll happly use any open relay out there.

> 
> Yes, I for one would like to learn a bit more about how this
> stuff works. Any chance this discussion could carry over to
> May? I'm out of town tomorrow.
> 
> --krishna
> 

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