SMTP store and forward requires DSN for integrity (was Re:Clueless anti-virus )

Fri Dec 9 17:59:31 UTC 2005

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Todd Vierling wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, Douglas Otis wrote:
> 
> > There is a solution you can implement now that gets rid of these tens of
> > thousands of virus and abuse laden DSNs you see every day before the
> > data phase.
> 
> And it is *my* responsibility to reject UBE that shouldn't have been
> generated in the first place, because...?

If I mentioned this yesterday, forgive me:

A MAPS employee should know better than to suggest that. However, Maps was 
bought by Dave Rand and I believe Dave Rand sold out to Trend Micro. If 
this is correct, then perhaps Doug Otis should bow out of this 
conversation, seeing as how he works for one of the big AV vendors.

I'd like someone UNBIASED to take up his side of the discussion, please. 
I'm really not inclined to listen to an AV employee explain why they 
should be spamming us. 

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