Re: Fwd: [rt.ietf.org #24364] mail.ietf.org. is ietf.org., Remove MX Records For Less Spam

[John Levine <[e-mail]>]

>Discussion, please.  See below for my take; the IETF is one host, MX is really meaningless, and there are
>benefits to avoiding a ton of spambot zombie spam.

That's not a very good idea.  I wouldn't count on zombies ignoring the
IETF, nor would I count on there not being real MTAs that will hiccup
if there's no MX.  I've certainly seen filtering setups that view mail
from domains without MX records with scepticism, since there would now
be no techincal difference between mail from the IETF and mail from a
bot-infected wifi printer.

If you want to filter the spam, filter the spam like everyone else
does.  It's not rocket science.  Don't set a bad example for the rest
of the world.

R's,
John