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Re: Fun new policy at AOL
From: Richard D G Cox <Richard () mandarin com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 17:35:20 +0100
On 28 Aug 2003 16:07 UTC Matthew Crocker <matthew () crocker com> wrote: | AOL for example could require ISPs to meet certain criteria before | they are allowed direct connections. ISPs would need to contact AOL, | provide valid contact into and accept some sort of AUP (I shall not | spam AOL...) and then be allowed to connect from their IPs. AOL could | kick that mail server off later if they determine they are spamming. If you replace "AOL" with some body or set of bodies, unrelated to (but trusted by) large numbers of networks, then you have what I regard as the only ultimately workable solution to the present situation. The devil is in the details - finding and trusting such bodies: however it may be that they are already amongst us but under a different name! -- Richard Cox %% HELO - the first word of every Email transaction - is in Welsh! %%
Current thread:
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL, (continued)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Stephen J. Wilcox (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Roland Perry (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Stephen J. Wilcox (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Aaron Dewell (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL John Palmer (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Roland Perry (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Joel Jaeggli (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL David Lesher (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL John Palmer (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Matthew Crocker (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Richard D G Cox (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Roland Perry (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Roland Perry (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Matthew Crocker (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Matthew Crocker (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Paul Vixie (Aug 28)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Iljitsch van Beijnum (Aug 29)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Paul Vixie (Aug 29)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Joseph McDonald (Aug 29)
- Re: Fun new policy at AOL Omachonu Ogali (Aug 29)