Kai Henningsen writes:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Gooch) wrote on 24.02.02 in
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> > H. Peter Anvin writes:
>
> > > Oh yes, and don't forget that MAPS went commercial... they would
> > > only give us free access if we advertise for them.
> >
> > Yeah. It would be great if one company (or group of companies, perhaps
> > via OSDL or something) could fund this kind of position for the
> > benefit of the community. The community deserves a free service.
>
> Available RBL lists today that I know about:
>
> relays.ordb.org
> inputs.orbz.org
> outputs.orbz.org
> orbs.dorkslayers.com
> dev.null.dk
> relays.osirusoft.com
> bl.spamccom
>
> Not claiming anything about any of them, except that ORBZ will
> automatically look for IP addresses to check in mail you send to
> [q][EMAIL PROTECTED], which can be rather handy.
It was my understanding that some or all of these free services had
problems. I saw Matti warning people about "poison" databases which
give false positives (such as replying with "This service is no longer
available, stop using it", rather than silently ignoring DNS lookups).
I worry about subscribing to some random service without knowing that
it will be profesionally and ethically managed *and decommissioned*.
It's all very well for someone to make some RBL service available for
free, but when they find they can't support the costs, the service has
to be shut down responsibly, not with what amounts to a denial of
service attack on subscriber's incoming email. I realise why someone
who has made a service available will want to force people to stop
using it (even failed DNS lookups cost bandwidth) when they find they
bit off more than they can chew. But fucking people's email is not the
answer.
So, are there any trustworthy, free, RBL/ORBS/DUL services around?
Regards,
Richard....
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