[plug] iinet and spam

[Travis Read]

This feature is called smtp_delivery. If you have a domain hosted by us
you can read about it under the change forwarding option under our account
tools.

Trav

On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Adrian Woodley wrote:

> I've been with IINet for about 4 years (started with Wantree before they 
> "merged") and they don't have much spam come through, however this is 
> changing. I have noticed a slight increase in spam, but nothing a rude 
> letter and the threat of bouncing the email back from every mail server 
> I administer can't handle :)
> What I am impressed with IINet mail system is how it handles other 
> domains a use rmay have registered. I own the Diskworld.com.au domain, 
> but don't have a static IP to attatch it to. They offer a service where 
> the mail server for diskworld is mail.iinet.net.au and it is then 
> delivered to port 25 on my mail server, which has a dynamic IP, when I 
> check my iinet email account. Thus I can maintain my own mail server 
> without having to fork out for a static IP.
> This is a much nicer service than others I've seen that use fetchmail.
> 
> I'd still like a static IP though :)
> 
> Adrian
> 
> Daniel wrote:
> 
> > Hi Plug, I wrote just now about Tagged Message Delivery Agent as a 
> > possible solution to spam. (http://software.libertine.org/tmda/ )
> > I forgot to mention that I asked support at iinet if they would help - 
> > this is their reply:
> >
> > "If you wish to install TMDA on your machine and use it as a mail 
> > server iiNet
> > has no problems with this.  However we do not have it installed on our 
> > mail
> > server and their is no plans to install this application at this point 
> > and time."
> >
> > Surely if I had a permanent connection with a fixed ip running a mail 
> > server I might not need or want their e-mail service at all.
> >
> > Would I be wrong in thinking that besides stopping their systems being 
> > used for mail relay - they have no concerns about users receiving spam 
> > and if pressed would probably just suggest the deletion method, or am 
> > I jumping to conclusions?
> >
> > Wouldn't all ISPs benefit from reduced mail traffic and happier users 
> > if they had something like tmda to bounce back unwanted e-mails?
> > Isn't there a commercial benefit in it for them?  What am I missing?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Daniel.
> >
> >
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