>> >> this is not a way to make the network more robust. >> > Robust for what? Spammers? The simple fact of the matter is that the > alternative is to just shut down port 25 given the growth in both volume > and complexity to filter. That ain't robust either. Dealing with false > positives is the cost of doing business on the internet these days. > Welcome > to reality. people who cite "reality" generally do so because they lack justification for their statements. find a way to make reputation servers accountable to both sender and recipient, then we can talk about robustness. until then, they're just another form of DoS attack. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf