The End-To-End Internet (was Re: Blocking MX query)

[dtaylor at vocalabs.com (Daniel Taylor)]

On 09/05/2012 10:19 AM, Michael Thomas wrote:
> On 09/05/2012 05:56 AM, Daniel Taylor wrote:
>>
>> On 09/04/2012 03:52 PM, Michael Thomas wrote:
>>> On 09/04/2012 09:34 AM, Daniel Taylor wrote:
>>>> If you are sending direct SMTP on behalf of your domain from 
>>>> essentially random locations, how are we supposed to pick you out 
>>>> from spammers that do the same?
>>>>
>>>
>>> Use DKIM.
>> You say that like it's a lower bar than setting up a fixed SMTP 
>> server and using that.
>
> I say it like it addresses your concern.

Well, if you've got proper forward and reverse DNS, and your portable 
SMTP server identifies itself properly, and you are using networks that 
don't filter outbound port 25, AND you have DKIM configured correctly 
and aren't using it for a situation for which it is inappropriate, then 
you'll get the same results with a portable SMTP server that you would 
sending through a properly configured static server.

So, no, "use DKIM" does not address the delivery difficulties inherent 
to using a portable SMTP server.

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Daniel Taylor             VP Operations       Vocal Laboratories, Inc
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