[anti-abuse-wg] current business practices

So this list is now turned into an "experts" exchange on SMTP?

*sigh*

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From: Gert Doering [gert at space.net]
Sent: 11 April 2012 14:29
To: Suresh Ramasubramanian
Cc: Frank Gadegast; Laura Cobley; Florian Weimer; anti-abuse-wg at ripe.net; Brian Nisbet; chrish at consol.net; shane at time-travellers.org; Michele Neylon :: Blacknight; Gert Doering; Tobias Knecht
Subject: Re: [anti-abuse-wg] current business practices

hi,

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 06:50:02PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Frank Gadegast
> <ripe-anti-spam-wg at powerweb.de> wrote:
> > will receives this could please make a
> > telnet mamba.ripe.net 25
> > from some IPs he own (best would be not using his or her usual IP,
> > if he or she likes, lets see how big that problem really
> > is, thats why I have to mail the most active people directly).
>
> suresh at frodo 03:54:25 :~$ telnet mamba.ripe.net smtp
> Trying 2001:67c:2e8:11::c100:1328...
> Trying 193.0.19.40...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
>
> Things seem to be RIPE for a change eh?

So, what exactly causes the assumption that mamba is supposed to be
reachable from the outside, on Port 25?

$ host -t mx ripe.net
ripe.net mail is handled by 250 postlady.ripe.net.
ripe.net mail is handled by 200 postgirl.ripe.net.

Now, obviously, expecting anti-spammers to understand about MX records
and how to read Received: lines might be asking for a bit much...

Gert Doering
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