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RE: IETF SMTP Working Group Proposal at smtpng.org

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Blayzor)
Wed Aug 21 19:14:46 2002

From: "Robert Blayzor" <rblayzor@inoc.net>
To: "'Gary E. Miller'" <gem@rellim.com>
Cc: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 19:13:36 -0400
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0208211454580.28304-100000@catbert.rellim.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


> Uh, no.  I have seen spammers use dynamic DNS to use throw 
> away dial-ups accounts for incoming main service.

Right, but to run a "real mail server" you need a static address.  Which
can be registered as a valid mail server.  Dynamic IP's cannot.

> How about moving this to an approriate forum where people 
> really know spam and mail?  Nanog is for moving packets.  
> Nanog does not usually care what is in the packet unless it 
> is a routing protocol.

"The NANOG mailing list is established to provide a forum for the
exchange of technical information and the discussion of specific
implementation issues that require cooperation among network service
providers. In order to continue to provide a useful forum for discussion
of relevant technical issues, the list is governed by the following
guidelines: " 

...

Doesn't mention anything about "Nanog is for moving packets".  An
anti-spam/security discussion seems perfectly acceptable to me.

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