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From: guido@python.org (Guido van Rossum)
Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:27:01 -0400
Subject: [Spambayes] Deployment
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 06 Sep 2002 12:25:05 EDT."
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> I guess MUA-level filtering is just a fallback for people who don't have
> 1) a burning, all-consuming hatred of junk mail, 2) root access to all
> mail servers they rely on, and 3) the ability and inclination to install
> an MTA with every bell and whistle tweaked to keep out junk mail.

Sure.  But for most people, changing their company's or ISP's server
requires years of lobbying, while they have total and immediate
control over their own MUA.

That said, I agree that we should offer a good solution to
postmasters, and I trust that your ideas are right on the mark!

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)