RE: [OT] Spam

["Jeroen Massar" <jeroen@unfix.org>]

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Eric Moore wrote:

> Trying to figure out a better way to combat spam.  It  seems 
> to be getting worse by the hour even with all the "black lists" and 
> filters.  Does IPv6 offer an iron-clad solution?

There is no difference in IPv6 versus IPv4 in that field.
If you want to 'solve' "spam" one should not be using SMTP
or be using a SMTP extension which can identify senders.

IPSEC + IPv6 could avoid spoofing at least though.

> If one set up a mail server that accepts incoming connections 
> only from other IPv6 addresses using a p2p session, would this 
> completely eliminate the issue of forged mail headers (presuming, of course, the 
> other IPv6 mail server wasn't an 'open relay')?

Indeed you have to trust the other side, one could employ
SMTP + TLS and require that the certificate matches.

> Can an MTA discern which IP to use from the MX record in DNS?
> 
> Any other suggestions?  Tnx.  EM.

As you marked it already OT, ask these questions in:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/wg/anti-spam/
http://www.irtf.org/charters/asrg.html

Greets,
 Jeroen

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