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Re: Almost off topic



On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Asher Frenkel wrote:

> > > It IS a good idea to blockcomplete domains, as the spam patterns are
> > > usually from big domains housing companies selling servicesof the
> > > "we will distribute your ads to thousands of sites and mailing list".
> > 
> > Really ??  So you'll just go and block Aol.com, or juno.com or alike
> > providers, which consist of a few millions of subscribers each ?  And that
> > is supposedly good ??  I think this kind of solution is only usefull in a
> > small ISP, surely big ISPs and the academic consortium cannot afford to
> > use such a draconic policy.
> the RBL does NOT block domain names. it blocks spammers IP and mail
> servers that allows relays (and are being used by spammers).
> Spam Relays are getting out of the RBL after 20-30 days or if the site
> administor contact the RBL and prove that he fixed the problem. 

Asher, I wasn't referring to your own e-mail, but to the one who replied
to your mail :)

--Ariel
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> > --Ariel
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> > >       Oron
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> > > Oron Peled                                Voice/Fax: +972-4-8228492
> > > oron@actcom.co.il                     http://www.actcom.co.il/~oron
> > > 
> > > If NT is the answer, you ask the wrong question
> > > 
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> >  | Ariel Biener                                                |
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   | Ariel Biener                                                  |
   | e-mail: ariel@post.tau.ac.il        Work ph: 03-6406086       |
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