[61360] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Fun new policy at AOL
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Thu Aug 28 11:27:47 2003
From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 11:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308280802370.7707-100000@twin.uoregon.edu> from "Joel Jaeggli" at Aug 28, 2003 08:07:55 AM
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
>
>
> > Shouldn't customers that purchase IP services from an ISP use the ISPs
> > mail server as a smart host for outbound mail?
>
> applying that standard just how large do you have to get before
> you "graduate" to running your own smtp server. "I'm sorry we won't accept
> mail from you because you're not an lir?"
Yea! I think the registry should run the mail server. That way,
there's just 3 or 4 nationwide. Makes it easier for Ashcroft
and RIAA, to boot.
And we all know how well NSI does on complex things...
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