Verizon is easily fooled by spamming zombies

Wed Jun 1 17:52:20 UTC 2005

On Jun 1, 2005, at 12:51 PM, Gadi Evron wrote:

>> If the ISP wants to use SMTP AUTH or other mechanisms to lower abuse,
>> that's fine.  But to say "only allow ISP.net from addresses - but   
>> allow
>> them from anywhere on the 'Net" is kinda ... silly.
>>
>
> No, it makes perfect sense but that is the one thing I fear we'll have
> to agree to disagree on.

I fear you will have to agree to disagree with just about anyone who  
runs a large mail server.

>> The solution presented here is not only not a solution, it is also a
>> problem.
>>
>
> Okay, then I suppose I don't understand the problem. How exactly do  
> you
> mean?

1) It is not a solution because it does not stop spam.  In fact, it  
is easier to send spam through VZ's mail servers than just about  
anyone else's.

2) It is a problem because they do not allow things almost every  
other ISP does - things which are "standard" and things for which the  
anti-spam community has been fighting to put in place for many years.

-- 
TTFN,
patrick