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Re: Almost off topic



On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Ariel Biener wrote:

> On Mon, 2 Feb 1998, Oron Peled wrote:
> 
> > 
> > On 02-Feb-98 Asher Frenkel wrote:
> > > I strongly recommend anyone that is running a mail server to add rules to
> > > support Paul Vixie's RBL project (Realtime Blackhole List).
> > > from http://maps.vix.com/rbl:
> > > "Welcome to the home page of the MAPS (the Mail Abuse Protection System)
> > > RBL (our Realtime Blackhole List). The MAPS RBL is a system for creating
> > > intentional network outages for the purpose of limiting the transport of
> > > known-to-be-unwanted mass e-mail. The MAPS RBL is a subscription system, 
> > > such that no one is ever denied connectivity to a non-RBL-subscriber." 
> > 
> > This is definitely the way to go. Mr. Vixie (BIND maintainer among other things)
> > has set up a special domain for reverse lookups (by address).
> > 
> > It IS a good idea to blockcomplete domains, as the spam patterns are
> > usually from big domains housing companies selling services of 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. 



> 
> --Ariel
> 
> 
> >       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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