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all email is solicited

Filed under: The Internet — mikey @ 12:33 am

If your dns server responds to a query requesting an MX record, you have accepted a solicitation.

9 Comments »

  1. Bullshit.

    Just because a DNS server replies with an MX record when asked for one is not soliciting random email. Not only that, but the RFC specifies that if a DNS server does not respond to an MX query, the mail server has to fall back onto the standard A record for the domain name in question. Is that solicitation?

    Unsolicited email is mail that I receive but have not requested to receive. Especially when it contains advertisements. Just because I have a mail box, does not mean that someone can come by and just drop off 100’s of pieces of mail, thereby clogging up my mail system.

    Comment by Bert JW Regeer — Sat, Mar 1st, 2008 @ 4:40 pm

  2. Mail server reply to HELO is acceptance of solicitation.

    Comment by mikey — Sat, Mar 1st, 2008 @ 9:04 pm

  3. How many sites are named mikey.com! Damn!

    Comment by Noname — Sat, Mar 1st, 2008 @ 10:27 pm

  4. this is imikey.com.

    Comment by mikey — Sun, Mar 2nd, 2008 @ 12:14 am

  5. So lets say a guy walks into a bar, you are sitting at the bar drinking a beer. He passes you and says “Hello”, and you reply with “Hi”, is that solicitation for sex?

    Comment by Bert JW Regeer — Mon, Mar 17th, 2008 @ 11:53 pm

  6. I wish :D

    Comment by mikey — Tue, Mar 18th, 2008 @ 3:21 am

  7. He passes you and says “Hello”, and you reply with “Hi”, is that solicitation for sex?

    According to Mikey, it’s not only solicitation, it’s acceptance and you are obligated to engage.

    Comment by Dennis — Mon, Mar 24th, 2008 @ 10:10 am

  8. Hello

    Comment by atnnn — Sun, May 25th, 2008 @ 10:23 pm

  9. hi atnnn

    Comment by mikey — Fri, Jun 13th, 2008 @ 10:38 pm

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