Re: [ietf-smtp] EHLO domain validation requirement in RFC 5321

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Sun, 27 September 2020 16:40 UTC

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From: Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com>
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Subject: Re: [ietf-smtp] EHLO domain validation requirement in RFC 5321
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On 9/27/20 12:31 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:

> Exactly how much experience do you have with the real-world practices 
> of the real-world anti-abuse industry?
>
It has cost me tens of thousands of dollars, and those are the cases I 
know about.

I see all the time that ordinary people cannot send mail reliably.   I 
understand that spam filtering is a daunting problem, but don't talk to 
me about legitimacy when the practices harm ordinary users' ability to 
use email.

Keith