No subject
Sat Oct 14 20:46:50 EDT 2006
think, seeing as you are one of them. No, you're not a spammer, but you
admit to violating the rules and running a server. So, everyone should
be allowed to run an SMTP server, right? Well, who's to say that all of
Comcast's subscribers will know how to lock down an SMTP server? I bet
they don't. Gee, I wonder why there are so many open relays on Comcasts
network. Must be the sense of entitlement.
> > > That must never happen but all the large ISP's would like it to.
> > > Does anyone think that AOl would never try to act like some of the other
> > > large monopolistic companies?
> >
> > Could very well be. But this is one move that, while being annoying as all
> > hell, is a viable attempt to securing something.
>
> It's still wrong.
No, it really isn't. The only people that have a problem with this are
the people who are doing what they aren't supposed to be doing in the
first place. The only people breaking any actual rules here are the
people running the SMTP servers on Comcast's network.
> > You know.. The same reason why some here always include their PGP signature
> > to validate identiy?
>
> No, very different. The latter is to provide information for those
> who may want it. The former is to block communications from an entire
> class of people just because it *might* be unwanted.
Whoah..... You're a "Class of people" now? Let m get this straight. Is
the class of people Comcast subscribers, Comcast subscribers that run
SMTP servers, people who run SMTP servers, or what???
C-Ya,
Kenny
More information about the gnhlug-discuss
mailing list