why IPv6 isn't ready for prime time, SMTP edition

[johnl at iecc.com (John Levine)]

>How about something much simpler?  We already are aware of bandwidth caps at service providers,  there could just as
>well be email caps.  How hard would it be to ask your customer how many emails we should expect them to send in a day?

Once again, I encourage my competitors to follow your advice.

R's,
John

PS: There are plenty of giant botnets that only send a trickle of mail
from each infected host, but the aggregate amount is enormous.