Blocking All Asian Email To Prevent Spam
from the seems-a-bit-extreme dept
More and more ISPs are now blocking all email from Asia in an attempt to prevent spam. It seems that many spammers (most of whom are not in Asia) use open relays in Asia to send their spam. Since attempts to work with the Asian ISPs haven't worked out so well, some have decided to just block all email from that part of the world. Obviously, that can be a bit of a problem when no legitimate mail can go through. On the Asian ISP side, they say that they're using older software that only has documentation in English - so they're not even sure how to solve the problem. Plus, many (apparently) don't see what the problem with spam is. They quote someone saying that it's a "sign of respect" if someone sends you spam. I know there are plenty of folks from that side of the world reading Techdirt, and I'd be interested to know if this is a common perception, or if they just found the one wacko who likes spam and quoted him.
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They will just change continents
Yes, I would endorse my ISP filtering out all spam that is not USA in origin and/or passes through off-shore servers. Anyone who need contact out of the USA could use a different server.
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Re: They will just change continents
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This is a non problem
Not EVERY service is going to block non-US (Canada is often a source of spam as well). There will be plenty of ISPs that will cater to expats and people who need to communincate with the 3rd and 2nd World.
Hell, an ISP could easily have two servers. one for those who don't want be inundated with spam and one for those who want to make money fast, get Viagra cheap, or copy any DVD. Don't bring the cost of additional servers into the subject, ISPs are spending a lot of money dealing with spam now.
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'Tis true
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