Re: DUL
First I'd like to know what "dialup" includes means for you.
Ian Jackson <ian@davenant.greenend.org.uk> writes:
> It does seem that some people do find it beneficial to send mail
> direct from their dialups (static or dynamic). I don't understand why
> they think this is a good idea,
There are apparently a number of ISPs that do well in providing an IP
pipe, but suck big rocks when it comes to administering a mail server.
This number will certainly grow as more and more infrastructure
(phone, cable, electricity) providers will jump on the service
provider bandwagon.
> and I think it has a number of technical problems.
What are the problems for static IP dialups?
> It's clear, though, that the project will have to come to a common
> decision about this. It's not just about what the project's
> mailservers will accept. As I said in my other mail, since we all
> need to communicate with each other, either every developer must be
> forbidden from using the DUL, or every developer must either not send
> mail direct from their dynamic dialup, or must be prepared to send it
> differently if there is a problem.
You must not forget the users. If Debian comes to the consensus that
DUL is a Good Thing, this affects users, too. All MTA packages should
probably come with a big fat warning that you should use a relay if
your IP is dynamic.
--
Robbe
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