Scott, What changes are required on my end to start using dsbl. I hav e orbz in there now
John -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 9:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] orbz is now dsbl >This has some merit but doesn't it now mean that to submit an offending >server one must relay "spam" through that server. Simply put this moves the >legal weight on to those submitting the request. Yes. Now, the potential legal cost is borne by some of the people using the system, rather than the system itself. I think the idea is that a handful of anti-spam activists will start searching for open relays. They are people that didn't want to go to all the work of setting up a new ORBZ of their own, but don't mind the risk of getting caught searching for open relay. Some may choose only to scan open relays in foreign countries, minimizing their risk. Others may feel that there is no legal problem scanning for open relays. People who feel there is an unacceptable risk can still use DSBL without scanning for open relays. >Also what would prevent an "unfriendly" ISP from purchasing a competitors >dial-up and submitting the competitors IP. That's the potential problem that needs to be dealt with. My guess is that they will have to start scanning any mailserver that they get a connection from. Legally, that's a lot safer than scanning randomly for open relays (or even scanning submissions from users). A nice "220 hostname.dsbl.org WARNING: Sending E-mail here will result in a relay test of your mailserver" type disclaimer would be useful. I can't imagine (with the U.S. legal system at least) that someone could be found guilty of anything if they tested mailservers that connected to them, *especially* since the only mailservers authorized to connect are open relays. Sue-happy individual: "Judge, I want to sue him because I didn't authorize him to use my mailserver" Judge: "But didn't you use his mailserver without authorization?" -Scott --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com . --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". You can E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. You can visit our web site at http://www.declude.com .
