Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 10:57:10 -0600 (MDT) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Anthony.Kimball@East.Sun.COM Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (over)zealous mail bouncing Message-ID: <199707241657.KAA20055@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199707241601.LAA03086@compound.east.sun.com> References: <199707241422.HAA00957@hub.freebsd.org> <199707241601.LAA03086@compound.east.sun.com>
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> : To sum it up: The problem of spammers using bogus names to hide behind > : is a far, far greater problem than not being able to send mail to > : those comparatively few individuals without valid hostnames, so using > : the "99.9% vs .1%" value rule, you simply lose. :-) > > I beg to differ. Most machines which may validly receive email do *not* > have valid hostnames. That's irrelevant. Most machines which send mail send via a machine that *DOES* have valid hostnames, and the envelope uses that address. That's the way email has always worked. Nate
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