Abuse mail boxese (was Re: Lazy network operators)

Paul Vixie vixie at vix.com
Tue Apr 13 05:43:32 UTC 2004


> NTL put their head in the sand in the hopes their spam problem will go
> away.  Unfortunately for NTL what will end up happening is NTL mail will
> go away, into global RBLs and thousands of private block lists.

if ntl wants to just be in the access-line business and not in the internet
business then they should FULLY EMBRACE that approach rather than resisting
or hiding it.  for example, block all outbound tcp on the standard ports for
SMTP, windows/yahoo/aol messenger, and everything else spammers try to reach.
lock customers out when they emit netbios packets.  and send every one of
them a printed copy of the www.vix.com/personalcolo web page.  problem solved,
costs reduced, revenue upheld, what the heck is stopping them?
-- 
Paul Vixie



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