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Then the question becomes, "Is running your own mail server worth <some registration cost>?" Very similar to the "I want my own special part of the Internet (web server)." Okay, pay your $70 for two years (or whatever). BTW, just curious, who announces your MX records? Best regards, _________________________ Alan Rowland -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Larry Rosenman Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:39 PM To: Derek Samford Cc: 'Mark Segal'; 'Robert Blayzor'; [email protected] Subject: RE: IETF SMTP Working Group Proposal at smtpng.org What about individuals that run their own mail servers? (E.G. me).? On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 14:28, Derek Samford wrote: > > I really like this. A sort of IRR for mail servers. Maybe when > registered it could even check if the server was an open relay, and > not allow those servers to be registered until properly configured. > Any thoughts? > > Derek > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > > Mark Segal > > Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 3:12 PM > > To: 'Robert Blayzor'; [email protected] > > Subject: RE: IETF SMTP Working Group Proposal at smtpng.org > > > > > > > It's almost to the point to where mail servers need their own > > > "registrar", sort of the way domains are tracked now, track mail > > > servers. Give mail server admins the option to accept mail from > > > registered mail servers only or from any mail server. Of course > > > there would need to be a ramp up period, like six months to a > > > year, to make sure all of your mail servers are registered. And > > > of course one should only be able to register mail servers if the > > > IP space is actually SWIP to them. If the IP space is NOT SWIP, > > > it would need to be registered by the customer ISP or via owners > > > rwhois server. Just my $.02; for what it's worth.... > > > > Really good idea (no sarcasm, I actually like it).. But what stops > > spammers from registering their mail server?..Ie.. > > 1) Get a dsl account > > 2) Ips get swipped to you > > 3) Register the server > > 4) SPAM > > 5) Apologize, get a second chance > > 6) get booted off > > 7) Call the next ISP with a zero install > > 8) Rinse and repeat. > > > > > > Regards, > > Mark > > > > -- > > Mark Segal > > Director, Data Services > > Futureway Communications Inc. > > Tel: (905)326-1570 > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: [email protected] US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749
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