Jim Roberts wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc Perkel" <marc@???>
>
>>
>> The only reason people got aaway from open relays is bacause of the
>> spammers. But if I solve that problem then why not?
>>
>
>
> Err... Many good reasons have already been posted, having nothing to
> do with spam. But I'll toss one more log on the fire, what the heck.
>
> The very most effective first line defense, against any misuse of
> email service, is blocking open relaying. If someone tries to relay
> without authenticating first, then 100% of the time, with zero false
> positives, they should be blocked. It's easy, consumes no additional
> resources (already have to check if the addressee is local anyway), is
> extremely effective (100% accuracy), saves bandwidth (reject before
> data), and imposes zero cost on innocent 3rd parties (in fact, helps
> out innocent 3rd parties). And... I don't have to run ANY of those
> messages through SA or any other resource-consuming anti-spam test!
> (Works even better than the "penalty box" idea... heh heh)
>
> Now, give even one good reason why anyone should NOT use such an
> incredibly cheap and effective tool?
>
Some people I know might find an open relay to be a way to send a
message when they might suspect the their ISP might be taping their
email. I had a situation like that happen to someone and if they had a
trusted open relay they could have sent email to people without Apple
taping their messages.
So - there are legitimate uses for open relays.
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