On May 8, 12:34, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> AOL has decided   to  unilaterally violate RFC1123,  sections  5.2.19,

Ahh, but then RFC1123 is dated October 1989, and says:

  Security Considerations

   There are many security issues in the application and support
   programs of host software, but a full discussion is beyond the scope
   of this RFC.

Things were different in those days.

> Quite  frankly, this is  no way  to  run an  Internet.  Once the DRUMS

Have you tried talking to spammers about that?  Obviously, I don't
know exactly why AOL has implemented this change, but there probably
is a good reason (if not, why do it?).  Here's a note from one of
our customers in a somewhat remote, small European country:

> Dear all
>
> Ours machines are already in the spammer lists :-(
>
> Last Sunday someone from answerme.com used our relay to SPAM thousands
> of AOL users. This action began at 2 a.m. and the result was that by 9
> a.m. our server went down.
>
> Take care.
>
> David

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