Ben Kamen wrote:
> What's people's take on just blocking port:25
altogether at this point?
> We have 587 for submission and that's what I use
exclusively for me.
On the one hand: YES! Great idea!
On the other hand: NO! Terrible idea!
For *most* people, it's a great idea. I think ISPs should
block port
25 by default and insist on authenticated submission.
However, my equipment tends to be more reliable than that of
my ISPs,
so I don't want to rely on the availability of their SMTP
server if I
need to send mail.
I would be willing to pay a (small) monthly premium not to
have port
25 blocked. I'd also be willing to pay a reasonable bond
(let's say
in the $500 to $1000 range) that gets forfeited if it is
proven I've
abused my port-25 privilege and sent spam. (The standard of
proof
would have to be reasonable, though; I wouldn't want to lose
the bond
because someone forgot he subscribed to the MIMEDefang list.
 )
Regards,
David.
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