On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, Michael(_dot_)Dillon(_at_)btradianz(_dot_)com wrote:
SMTP, on the other hand is an operational failure and even today, no one
really knows how to properly implement and properly maintain an SMTP
service. The actions of criminals exploiting weaknesses in the SMTP
architecture have led to a series of bandaids that still have not proven
to be effective.
Any communications mechanism which allows you (or your organization) to
receive messages from people (or organizations) you have no prior
relationship with is vulnerable to spam. Spam is NOT an SMTP problem.
Tony.
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