Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 4 Sep 2000 17:25:42 -0400 (EDT) | From | Gregory Maxwell <> | Subject | [OFFTOPIC] Re: What the Heck? [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] |
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On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> Then they need more competant admins. It isnt _hard_ to transproxy outgoing > smtp traffic via a spamtrapper that checks for valid src/destination and > headers.
I can't believe that you are suggesting this.
The moment you being to start encouraging commercial ISPs to start meddling with the packets you destroy end-to-end transparency and shatter the freedom the Internet has previously experienced from the meddling of corporate money grabbers.
It would introduce the restriction of services you don't 'need', it would allow private barriers to bar you from communicating where it's not economically strategic to your provider. It would allow for service specific rates.
Ugh. What rubbish.
The moment I detect my provider changing anything beyond a TTL is the moment I find a new provider.
I'm all for reduced spam, but I think you've absolutely gone over the top on this one. I can't imagine how much spam you must receive to be willing to hand over not only your freedom but MINE as well to corporate profiteers.
As far as broadband service goes, just give the damn users fixed IPs and let the opt-in blacklists handle them.
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