Re: Verizon is easily fooled by spamming zombies

["Christopher L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow () mci com>]

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005, Gadi Evron wrote:
> There is no real reason why you should be able to email out with
> bush () whitehouse gov using Verizon's own servers.

perhaps not that, but surely user@vanity.domain and if they do/have auth
info they can even see who it was when there are problems.

> If you are an advanced enough user to have your own vanity domain then
> you are advanced enough to have your own SMTP server. If port 25 is
> blocked, you can probably sort this out with your ISP (if said ISP is
> responsive to your needs) and/or move an ISP.

1) monopoly isps
2) standard config
3) lack of ability to make 1/2/3 changes here/there/everywhere (config
drift) for customers not paying more than the 'standard'.

There are other reasons of course. Also, customers with their own
SMTP/IMAP services COULD just do tcp/587 'submission'... but we covered
that ground already I think?