[svlug] RE: mail from dynamic IPs)

[ian maclure]

On 18 Jun 2004 13:05:10 -0700, David Hummel <ddhummel at pacbell.net>
wrote:


	[snip]

> I think the point Walt was making is that SMTP is not really broken,
> since it was not designed that way to begin with.  It's simply a
> deficient protocol that is exploited by spammers.

	Absolutely. 
	As long as SMTP performs according to spec, it is, by
	definition, not broken.
	We can ask, quite legitimately, whether the specification is
	adequate in today's environment, but thats another question
	entirely.

	IBM