Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 09:11:39 -0700 From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
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I don't buy the "we need open relay for nationwide users" argument, either. Build a cheap MX that does nothing but take mail from a given ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ POP, and send it to the world. Anti-spoofing at the border, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ don't accept mail from the outside world, and you're done.
You must not have a roaming staff or are willing to keep telcos wealthy.
Or I might know a better way. Again, put a simple MX at each POP. Want a constant IP address for the SMTP server? Each POP's border router redirects the SMTP server's IP address to the local machine, which only allows inbound SMTP from the local POPs. Nothing new here. And then there are VPNs for roaming staff... Eddy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. EverQuick Internet Division Phone: (316) 794-8922 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 11:23:58 +0000 (GMT) From: A Trap <blacklist@brics.com> To: blacklist@brics.com Subject: Please ignore this portion of my mail signature. These last few lines are a trap for address-harvesting spambots. Do NOT send mail to <blacklist@brics.com>, or you are likely to be blocked.