RE: Filtering for SPAM mailing

Derek J. Balling (dredd@mixi.net)
Thu, 15 May 1997 07:58:14

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At 08:14 AM 5/15/97 -0400, Stephen C. West-Fisher wrote:
>On 14-May-97 David Cecil wrote:
>>If you've got more than one server, configure your main mail server to
>deny all SMTP connections from outside your own domain.
>
>This doesn't really work well for an ISP. This also disallows the ISP's
>customers to access their own email from another ISP.

Customers, at first, bitch about this... but then when you explain the
WHY.. "We're taking a stand to try and reduce the amount of spam crap-mail
you get in your mailbox" ... they're usually VERY understanding..

And if they're not... why are they using a different ISP anyway? isn't 1
enough for most people?

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