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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Spam Control Considered Harmful
At 04:00 PM 10/29/97 -0800, Derek Andree wrote: >Phil Lawlor wrote: >> Exactly. I guess the question is, should we build more sender verification >> into sendmail, on both the sending and receiving side? > > It would seem like a nice feature for Sendmail, but do you think it is >realistic to assume that everyone would upgrade? I know of many hosts which >use "outdated" versions of Sendmail. Then you would be faced with the >question of whether to only allow connections from the latest version of >sendmail (with the sender verification), which would limit it's usefulness. Right. Companies that don't have a need to upgrade, won't go through the expense. In many areas, caller ID is an optional feature that costs more to have. I found it very useful earlier this year when someone posted my home phone number on the Internet. If spam is really a big problem for an organization, than they will go through the pain to solve it. Phil Lawlor President AGIS Voice - 313-730-1130 Fax - 313-563-6119
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