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Re: We need an IETF BCP for GREY LISTING

2011-10-17 13:00:04

On Oct 17, 2011, at 1:39 PM, Hector wrote:

Hector wrote:
Keith Moore wrote:
Personally I think writing up an RFC on greylisting will only dilute its 
effectiveness as a spam countermeasure.
I don't agree with this concern.
...
So I see no negatives at all here.

I'm not a fan of creeping featurism.  New features need justification.  So far, 
nobody has supplied any.  (or maybe I've missed it). 

BTW, Keith, many GL servers already have responses with hints. 

yes, I know.   but just because someone decided to add a %d to a printf doesn't 
mean it should be standardized.

Keith