Tony Hain wrote:
AOL (as one example of many) has declared ranges of IP addresses
marked 'residential' as invalid for running a particular application.
In this case SMTP, but which app is next?
An especially sensitive topic here as most of us operate their own SMTP
server off the home cable or DSL.
Clearly the operations community is fighting back with the
limited tool set they have, but they are setting a very
dangerous precedent in the process.
I agree, but let's not put the blame on the ops. If I had to clean 3
billion pieces of crap every day I would be tempted by using every
possible weapon I have no matter what the IETF geeks think about their
constitutional right to operate a server at home.
The open utility of IP is at stake here.
Agree.
Michel.