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Charles S. Wilson cwilson@ece.gatech.edu
Mon Nov 27 07:39:00 GMT 2000


Per Abrahamsen wrote:
> 
> "Charles S. Wilson" <cwilson@ece.gatech.edu> writes:
> 
> > HE has caused mail.comcast, in addition to his own machine, to be added
> > to the list -- his machine is added to the open-relay list, while
> > mail.comcast is added to the 'smarthost exit point' list.
> 
> The local ISP 

> always 

no, not always.

> attempt to relay a test message through their
> customers machine, before accepting to relay mail from them.  If the
> customers machine will relay the test messsage, the ISP mailhost will
> not relay the customers mail.
> 
> They do this check in order to avoid being listed in ORBS.

Did I mention that comcast@home is CLUELESS ?  Completely and totally
IGNORANT ?

--Chuck

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