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* Peter Bowyer <peter@???> [20031009 16:43]: wrote:
> <wash@???> wrote :
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> > * Peter Bowyer <peter@???> wrote:
> > > Well, it isn't secure then, is it? If you blindly relay for someone you
> > > don't trust, or whose own security you don't trust.....
> >
> > This happens alot in an ISP environment.
>
> Yep, tell me about it.
>
> > When he dials up, he's assigned an IP via our NASes, and those IPs
> > are in my +relay_from_hosts.
> >
> > Now tell me, do I or do I not trust that IP??
>
> Your choice. But if you do, you need to put in sufficient checks and
> controls to monitor activity, limit potential abuse and take action against
> abusers. Probably involving manual processes.
You are right in that. I am actually working towards some very stringent
measures ...
> No good yelling at Yahoo when one of your customers misbehaves and gets you
> blacklisted if you haven't got the procedures in place.
Well, it turns out that I am not alone in this, and it also seems Yahoo is
relying on some dead dnsbl that returns positive for everything.
And on top of this yahoo never honors callouts ;)
cheers
- wash
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