At 10:26 AM 8/6/98 -0400, Dean Robb wrote:
At 20:38 8/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
A request came in today to remove a post that listed a number of hosts open for relaying. The individual asked me to remove the message so as to
I vote to let them stand. The person(s) who feel they are slighted or in
Respond privately unless you absolutely feel a need to start a discussion on it. I'll post the decision I come to on the list.
I think it's an area deserving of public discussion. There are numerous "open relay" lists around, from folks genuinely trying to be helpful to spammers sharing info, so removal from the archives is not really going to do much for the issue one way or another. However, the question is begged: "Should information on potential network abuse points be shared and public or not?"
Yes it should. All of the majors mail packages now have versions out that will correct the problem. Those that are still open for relaying are in that state becasue they don't want to upgrade. As long as they are in that condition they are a "nav hazard". There are software utilities that will scan the Internet for open-relay hosts, by IP address. Not putting them on a list will not hide them from these scanners. However, it will help the spam-fighter to know where these sites are, they can be black-holed. _________________________________________________ Morgan Hill Software Company, Inc. Colorado Springs, CO - Livermore, CA - Morgan Hill, CA Domain Administrator MHSC2-DOM and MHSC3-DOM Administrative and Technical contact ____________________________________________ InterNIC Id: MHSC hostmaster (HM239-ORG) e-mail: <mailto:hostmaster@mhsc.com>mailto:hostmaster@mhsc.com web -pages: <http://www.mhsc.com/>http://www.mhsc.com/