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Re: Subscribers to cygwin mailing list can post regardless ofspam blocks
Per Abrahamsen wrote:
>
> "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson@ece.gatech.edu> writes:
>
> > HE has caused mail.comcast, in addition to his own machine, to be added
> > to the list -- his machine is added to the open-relay list, while
> > mail.comcast is added to the 'smarthost exit point' list.
>
> The local ISP
> always
no, not always.
> attempt to relay a test message through their
> customers machine, before accepting to relay mail from them. If the
> customers machine will relay the test messsage, the ISP mailhost will
> not relay the customers mail.
>
> They do this check in order to avoid being listed in ORBS.
Did I mention that comcast@home is CLUELESS ? Completely and totally
IGNORANT ?
--Chuck
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