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echo: nthelp
to: Mike N.
from: Dale Ross
date: 2003-04-23 00:51:36
subject: Re: IIS 5 & SMTP Problem (w/aol.com only)

>> AOL also recently decided to ban mail from DSL-hosted SMTP servers in an
>> attempt to prevent spam..

> I've been doing this sort of thing for a while for large blocks of DSL users
> because of the rampant E-mail harvesting / spamming.   If they want to send 
> E-mail, why not let them use their ISP's mail server as a gateway?

For some that really isn't an option. I can understand the logic behind
this. However, there is a bigger problem. A number of small business
operations utilize DSL and cable for their connection to the internet and
they host their own SMTP. I do not believe that this is a good move by AOL

Dale

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