> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ben Lutgens [SMTP:blutgens at us-admins.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, May 22, 2003 10:16 AM
> To:	tclug-list at mn-linux.org
> Subject:	Re: [TCLUG] Testing sender verification on tclug-list
> 
> 
> Ben Lutgens said:
> >
> > David Phillips said:
> >> Ben Lutgens writes:
> >>> Becuase people often try to send out mail with an errant "From:"
> >>> setup in thier mailer and when other folks try to reply it gets
> >>> bounced. But it can't bounce because it's an invalid address...
> >>
> >> So?  Would you rather have someone forge your email address and have
> >> all the bounces go to you?  That's what this "solution" encourages.
> >
> > They can do that anyway. Wether you verify it or not. Thanks for
> > playing.
> 
> Besides with spamassassin, rbls, and ensuring your mailserver isn't an
> open-relay it's really not a problem.
> 
> I don't get bounces from forged addresses. They'd have to forge the
> Sender: header as well. Good mailserver configs can catch many of these
> things. I've been building mine gradually over a few years.
> 
> But you already knew all that being a devout DJB worshiper. By the way
> when is the "DJB Raises The Dead" or "DJB Heals the sick and lame" meeting
> going to take place? As his greatest disciple surely you'll be leading the
> charge to such worship-like activities.
> 
> Or could it be that you ARE DJB in disguise! Spreading the gospel of His
> Holiness incognito! ADMIT IT! YOU'RE DJB AREN'T YOU!
> 
> 
> I bet Hitler was a DJB worshiper too...
> 
> -- 
> Ben Lutgens
> System Administrator
> 
> 
	Ok, WHY does much of the open source community hate the guy that
wrote Qmail.  His views, his license, what?

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