Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Jan 2000 15:43:05 +0100 (CET) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [Semi-OT,important] ORBS globally blocks users of these lists |
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On Wed, 19 Jan 2000, Marco Colombo wrote:
> 2) On the other side, you don't put people in jail just because > they CAN DO something illegal. That's a fascist idea: you have to > prove yourself innocent if you want to be let alone. > Mail exchangers are not persons. But there are persons behind > them, and by blocking MXes you hit on their job. Following the > same rule, you should not block open relays just because they can > be used by spammers.
Compare it to punishing employers for a dangerous situation at work. You don't (and should not) wait with inspection of workspace safety until after an accident has happened.
Of course there are people who might disagree with this, they are free to do whatever they want with their mailserver and I won't argue for or against that ... after all, it's their server.
regards,
Rik -- The Internet is not a network of computers. It is a network of people. That is its real strength.
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