[dns-operations] "EarthLink Criticized for DNS Redirects"

[Patrik Fältström]

On 18 sep 2006, at 15.54, Barry Greene ((bgreene)) wrote:

> Yes, that is the practice turned policy that I'm talking about.  
> Industry
> Canada brought it to APEC TEL as an example of what can be done by  
> APEC
> members to limit sources of SPAM in their country.
>
> It was in consultation with SPs on this anti-SPAM port 25 'service'  
> that
> the ideas for port 53 evolved.

They have the same ideas/rules evolving in Finland...

    Patrik

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Sean Donelan [mailto:sean at donelan.com]
>> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 9:13 PM
>> To: Joe Abley
>> Cc: Barry Greene (bgreene); dns-operations at mail.oarc.isc.org
>> Subject: Re: [dns-operations] "EarthLink Criticized for DNS  
>> Redirects"
>>
>> On Fri, 15 Sep 2006, Joe Abley wrote:
>>>> much like Canada who has all customers go through their "port 25"
>>>> infrastructure -
>>>
>>> None of the Canadian ISPs whose internals I am familiar with have
>>> anything like this going on. Was that a typo for "China"?
>>
>> I suspect Barry is refering to the Industry Canada's Task
>> Force on Spam Best Practices for ISPs
>>
>> http://e-com.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inecic-ceac.nsf/en/ 
>> h_gv00340e.html
>>
>> 2. ISPs and other network operators should limit, by default,
>> the use of port 25 by end-users. If necessary, the ability to
>> send or receive mail over port 25 should be restricted to
>> hosts on the provider's network. Use of port 25 by end-users
>> should be permitted on an as-needed basis, or as set out in
>> the provider's end-user agreement / terms of service.
>>
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