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Re: [Asrg] Adding a spam button to MUAs

2010-02-05 09:17:04


On Fri, 5 Feb 2010, John Levine wrote:

I haven't been following this thread very closely, but why not just
establish a standard role account on the MUAs designated POP or IMAP
server? Such as arf(_at_)pop(_dot_)example(_dot_)com? It effectively 
"preconfigures" the
MUA since "arf" is standard and "example.com" is already known to the MUA.
The less configuration the better, I think.

Sorry, wouldn't work.  The name of the POP or IMAP server need not
bear any relationship to any email address.  For example, on my
system, the server is named imap.iecc.com (yes, even for POP, it
deters the clueless) but there are not imap.iecc.com addresses at all.

I don't understand why this is relevant. If the MTA operator doesn't want to support this feature, he doesn't have to. But if he does wish to support the feature he needs to supply an MX record or accept mail on the POP or IMAP server. Is that such a great burden? Compared to the other suggestions here?

I you are going to ask both MUA and MTA software to both be modified before the protocol will work, then that is an insuperable obstacle that will surely prevent any implementation from occurring. Only MS can act with such total disregard for implementation incentives.

Daniel Feenberg


R's,
John
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