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AT&T Moves Toward Mail-Server Whitelist

Posted by timothy on from the is-it-better-than-spam dept.

Gunfighter writes "In an apparent attempt to quelch the amount of incoming spam, AT&T has asked their customers, partners, and business clients to provide them with IP addresses of their mail servers. All other mail will be discarded. To quote the message: "... In order to continue to allow email to AT&T you need to provide the IP addresses of all your outbound email gateways. If you do not respond immediately, your access may not continue.""

3 of 447 comments (clear)

  1. Since spam sucks so much bandwidth by zymano · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why don't the operators of the internet just sue these clowns and their product manufacturers and put a stop to this stupidity.

    It would be nice if some VOICE speaking for the INTERNET would just say "Were not taking this shit anymore and were gonna nail you little bitches! ".

    I don't think there is anything difficult in stopping it. Just clueless management.

    And please don't tell me that the internet is not managed by a few companies because it is.

  2. NOT FLamebait....Stupid Moderators!!!! by zymano · · Score: 0, Troll

    Slashdot is starting to suck.

    go to some other sites like techdirt.com

  3. Re:Oh well. by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 0, Troll

    SMTP email was nice while it lasted.

    No it wasn't. Barely adequete, perhaps, but not nice.