Re: goodbye

[Richard Gooch]

Rik van Riel writes:
> On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, David S. Miller wrote:
> > Rik van Riel writes:
> >  > Anyway, since linux-kernel has chosen to not receive email from me
> > 
> > Funny how this posting went through then...
> > 
> > If it is specifically when you are sending mail from some other place,
> > state so, don't make blanket statements which obviously are not wholly
> > true.
> 
> I'm temporarily using my ISP's smarthost.  However, I'll turn
> this off again soon because I'd rather stop with linux-kernel
> then give in to the guilty-by-default attitude that comes with
> DUL.

It's not a guilty-by-default attitude. The DUL is a way for ISPs to
say "we can't make users accountable for email sent from these IP's,
so if you're concerned about potential SPAM, block them at your
end. We've set up a relay so our users can still send out email but
can be held accountable for abuses".

The ISP could have blocked outgoing port 25 instead, forcing you to go
via the relay. Then you'd have no choice.

				Regards,

					Richard....
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