> > But there is intermediate altenative - create organization with all isps > > as its members (kind of like ARIN/APNIC/RIPE for mail service providers) > > and have all downstream corporate customers be required to either also be > > member of this organization or relay email through its isp. Do note that > > I'm *sure* that our connectivity provider will want us to forward us > several million pieces of email a day, just so they can forward it > along, if we decided to not join. So we have our choices of joining > (probably with a membership fee), letting a provider that probably doesn't > want our load relay our mail (and that will cost *them* money for a mail > server hefty enough to do it), or filter port 25 because we didn't pay...
Actually I was thinking more along the lines of autentication with using SSL certicates for authentication of mail servers from member.Administering large list is a nightmare so its easier that initial or direct member get certicare from root organization and then members can themselve issue (and revoke) a certificate to large enough customers with a backroute that if mailserver does not accept your certificate, you can send email through upstream. > Looks like a good candidate for getting sued via RICO. "An offer you can't > refused". Hmm... This one I agree, serious legal problems that will arise due to large marketing houses and some free-speach groups will need to be worked out. But if there are anti-SPAM laws on country-level on majority of the world and most isps agree that to some kind of mediation organization, this can be overcome. --- William Leibzon Elan Communications Inc.