[SpamCop-List] Re: Comcast considers "clever" anti-spam idea

[Paul Johnson]

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"Tim" <nobody at spamcop.net> writes:

>> "...Comcast's engineers plan to try the innovative approach of identifying
>> the zombie PCs and surreptitiously sending the subscriber's cable modem a
>> new configuration routine that prevents outbound connections on port 25."
>>
> Why don't SpamCast just block port 25 for everybody so that
> they have use the proper mail servers.

Wrong question.  People use corporate mail servers remotely via ASMTP
and IMAP regularly, not to mention hobbyist systems.  Right question:
Why doesn't Comcast hire enough people to properly staff
abuse at comcast.net?

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Paul Johnson
<baloo at ursine.ca>
Linux.  You can find a worse OS, but it costs more.
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