From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751090AbWFMMtu (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:49:50 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751007AbWFMMtt (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:49:49 -0400 Received: from mail.gmx.de ([213.165.64.21]:52187 "HELO mail.gmx.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1750754AbWFMMts (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Jun 2006 08:49:48 -0400 X-Authenticated: #428038 Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:49:44 +0200 From: Matthias Andree To: David Woodhouse , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: VGER does gradual SPF activation (FAQ matter) Message-ID: <20060613124944.GA16171@merlin.emma.line.org> Mail-Followup-To: David Woodhouse , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <200606130300.k5D302rc004233@laptop11.inf.utfsm.cl> <1150189506.11159.93.camel@shinybook.infradead.org> <20060613104557.GA13597@merlin.emma.line.org> <1150201475.12423.12.camel@hades.cambridge.redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1150201475.12423.12.camel@hades.cambridge.redhat.com> X-PGP-Key: http://home.pages.de/~mandree/keys/GPGKEY.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11-2006-06-08 X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (cutting Cc list short) On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, David Woodhouse wrote: > > Given that list drivers are separate from the MTA (and that's good), > > I'm unconvinced of the goodness of that. Separating tasks into distinct processes, to prevent rampant list drivers from messing with the MTA and vice versa. I'm also not convinced greylisting is a "solution". Once it catches on, spammers will retry. They control enough drones where smashing out successful deliveries from their address list and retrying them will work for them. -- Matthias Andree