Bob Allisat wrote:
Mail is mail is mail in my opinion. And what you do on a *private* server is your own business. Once that server opens for general public usage the obligation is to simply deliver the god-damned mail. Not snif or steam or read the addresses to see if they are kosher. We have our rights and freedoms in a civil society. One day they will be integrated into our laws and various constitutions. Until then I guess Public ISPs will continue to get away with abuses.
Since my mail server is NOT open for public usage, the above does not apply to it. My mail server is restricted to my customers and those whom my customers wish to receive mail from.
In my opinion all this RBL nonsense is vastly more destructive in the long term than a few ad e-mails. You may agree to disagree. That too is your right. However you still may not block, manipulate or deny any mail directed at me. *UNLESS* I explicitly give you that permission. Otherwise - buzz of boys. You're treading on dangerous ground.
As a matter of fact, I agree with "all this RBL nonsense is vastly more destructive in the long term than a few ad e-mails". However, it is not the case that we are dealing with "a few ad e-mails". Ad e-mail is not the problem. Unsolicited bulk e-mail is. Since Bob Allisat is not my customer, I do not need to worry about whether he gives or does not give any permission. Permissions that matter to us come from our customers. -- -- *-----------------------------* Phil Howard KA9WGN * -- -- | Inturnet, Inc. | Director of Internet Services | -- -- | Business Internet Solutions | eng at intur.net | -- -- *-----------------------------* philh at intur.net * --