Mike Batchelor was said to been seen saying:
Sorry, I just have to respond to this. If the solution to the open relay problem is to make all users/customers upgrade their mail software so that SMTP AUTH can be used instead, then why not extend this idea to its logical conclusion and stop using IPv4? Just do it, it's only a software upgrade, after all, same as upgrading to MUAs that support SMTP AUTH. IPv6 would probably help make a bigger dent in the spam problem than MAPS ever will.
I'm quite sure you meant for this to be some wise-ass comment so I hate to disappoint you when I tell you my internal network is already been upgraded to IPv6 at this time and welcome it globally as I assist to do so. As for upgrading how many people are using a version of IE less than 4.0 these days? IIRC Outlook Express that came with IE 4.0 support SMTP AUTH. As due many other very popular MUAs. I take it you also still design your websites for version 3.0 and earlier browsers. Is it that hard to think that upgrades in the name of better security are not a *WISE* and *PRUDENT* move rather than leaving your frontdoor unlocked while you go out to the convience store? Jeremy -- ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------, |Jeremy T. Bouse, CCNA - UnderGrid Network Services, LLC - www.UnderGrid.net | | Public PGP/GPG fingerprint and location in headers of message | | If received unsigned (without requesting as such) DO NOT trust it! | | Jeremy.Bouse@UnderGrid.net - NIC Whois: JB5713 - jbouse@Debian.org | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------------'