On Wed, 2002-08-21 at 14:50, Robert Blayzor wrote:
What about individuals that run their own mail servers? (E.G. me).?
Get your mail server registered just like everyone else I suppose. If your address space is not registered to you directly, your ISP would have to do this for you. You're ISP would then handle any complaints (if any) from the registrar and coordinate it with you directly. I honestly like that idea because as a network operator, I like to know what customers are running mail servers on our network, where they are, and who owns them. Actually, it's swip'ed to me (I work for said ISP), but I also run a SMTP server on my laptop which bounces usually between two addresses (one at home, one at work), and I suppose that the work address (NOT swip'ed) would have a problem under this proposal.
I DO understand the reasoning, but it is a **BIG** culture change, and would take a year or two or more to implement network wide. I think $100/year is STEEP, if it is PER SERVER, but per COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL it **might** be acceptable. (I have 3 boxes + the laptop that do SMTP regularly). Ideas given this? -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749