On Tue, 2003-06-17 at 16:10, Jeff Kinz wrote: > On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 06:05:33AM +1000, Peter Kiem wrote: > > > I am a home user, running stock Red Hat 9, using Sendmail. The only > > > "server" software I run on this box is MySQL, for local use only. I do > > > not run any DHCP sofware on this machine. My ISP, Cablevision, does. > > > So, this AOL policy blocks ALL Optonline subscribers from sending to any > > > AOL customer. This is grossly offensive by AOL. > > > > Sorry John, no it doesn't. If you are on a DHCP assigned address then you > > should be relaying email through your ISP not directly out. > > > Can you explain why a DHCP address shoud not do a direct SMTP connect please? > > After all a direct smtp connect is faster and and the protocol was > designed to allow it. >
The issue is that spammers do it since they are not allowed to use valid smtp relays once some figures out what is going on. You on the other hand have a alternative, your isp. It is not quite stopping you from communicating but does cause you do perhaps experience some lag. One of the things I miss is the ability to go into the maillog and see that the mail was accepted by a domain's mail server and when. It is analogous to spending 30 minutes in a security line at an airport and having to check your pocket knife because of the terrorist activity in our current environment. Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
