[SATLUG] Fwd: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender

[David Kowis]

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Brad Knowles wrote:
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> 
> There's no way I could exist in this profession, if I didn't have pretty
> high speed Internet connectivity.  Lately, my cablemodem line has seemed
> like it's dead-dog slow, and I need yet another upgrade -- I'm thinking
> about checking into Verizon FIOS or maybe AT&T FTTH.

Beware Verizon's TOS. It's fairly evil. AT&T hasn't uncapped their FTTH,
of which I'm a customer. 6mbit down/1mbit up. Not too impressive for
fiber... :(

> 
> 
> Running a large e-mail system is hard.  I know, I've specialized in that
> field for over a decade, including two years as the Sr. Internet Mail
> Administrator for America Online, and I co-wrote the booklet "Internet
> Postmaster: Duties and Responsibilities" for USENIX and SAGE.  I've
> given several invited talks on related topics at conferences in the US
> and Europe.

I'm holding that book... like in my hands, right now.

> 
> And I've seen a hell of a lot of really bad e-mail systems out there.
> But the stuff I've recently seen from Bob is one of the worst examples
> of "stupid admin tricks" that I've come across in the last few years.
> 

Were you at LISA this year by any chance? And if so, did you stop by the
SPAM guru talk. You'd think blacklists saved the world. They "stop all
the spam" cost thousands of dollars and yet "only stop 80% of the spam."
it was a rather terrifying event. No one seemed to know of statistical
filters. It made my brain try to come out.


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David Kowis

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  - Robert Heinlein
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