[Mimedefang] Black Listed

[Andrea Venturoli]

** Reply to note from WBrown at e1b.org Tue, 6 Apr 2004 15:10:33 -0400


> > > My ISP here (Bigpond) is about to implement blocking port 25 for all  
> their  
> > > dynamic IP customers. 
> >  
> > Good! That's ok with me, as soon as their smtp server, which I'm  
> > then forced to use is not blacklisted! 
>    
> This would not be acceptable to me at home on my cable modem.  I only use  
> my cable modem ISP for transport only.  My mail accounts require  
> authentication before I can relay off them.  If I relay through an  
> Adelphia server, but have a StumpyDogs.org or RVClub.net address on the  
> email, that could look like a forgery.

There could be workarounds.
Like for example allowing connection to outside servers on port 587, which should be authenticated.

 bye
        av.