Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 14:09:49 -0500 From: Denny Reiter <denny@reiters.org> To: Ralph Forsythe <rf-list@centerone.com> Cc: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: aol postmaster Message-ID: <20020925190949.GC16887@reiters.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209251238100.20221-100000@blue.centerone.com> References: <OF93FF15F9.E9FFE180-ON86256C3F.006069B5@kka.com> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209251238100.20221-100000@blue.centerone.com>
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On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 12:41:48PM -0600, Ralph Forsythe wrote:
> Hrm... Are you 100% sure it's an official AOL email and not a clever
> forgery?
>
> The idea of AOL testing servers to cut down on SPAM is rather amusing to
> me. I always thought that unless an AOL account was used for mass
> emailings, they took a hands-off approach to the issue. SPAM detection is
> better left to things like spamassassin anyway.
Yes, AOL does indeed test SMTP servers for open relays and then
blacklists them if they aren't fixed. We've been notified about a
couple that customers on our network had set up.
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