Re: [Declude.Virus] Spamlist scam?

[Evan Eggers]

We've had the same problem with Blars. He has either a large chunk, or all of, Rackspace's IP addresses listed. I've found Rackspace to be an outstanding, responsive dedicated hosting provider. On those rare occasions when I've seen SPAM coming from (or spamvertized sites hosted by) another Rackspace customer, Rackspace has acted promptly in taking corrective action.   Needless to say not one iota of SPAM has emitted from our own IP addresses, which have been blocked to the best of my knowledge since the day Rackspace assigned them to us. Since I saw that Blars' block applied to many more Rackspace IP addresses than just mine, I asked Rackspace to approach Blars to find out what the story is and how to get delisted. They reported back to me the following..."The list owner doesn't so much talk to us as he talks at us. He does not respond to specific questions and has become increasingly hostile to [us]. At this point, I am really concerned about anyone using this list and wondering why they would. This list maintainer is obviously not employing most, if any, of the RBL best practices."   Blars is certainly entitled to run his list however he wants, but I wish he would be more open to constructive dialog from those who are trying to be part of the SPAM solution, and those who elect to include his list in their SPAM-detection efforts should be aware of his modus operandi that results in broad (and IMHO uncalled for) collateral damage. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 11:04 AM Subject: [Declude.Virus] Spamlist scam? Our IP or block got listed on this guys list.  He doesn't provide any information as to how the IP or block got listed and seems more interested in taking money to have an IP de-listed.  Wonder how long it will take for him to tick off the wrong company. It would be nice if Declude would remove BlarsBL off their list of available list to prevent him from being used by someone that really shouldn't be managing an email server. "If you would like a site be added or removed from BlarsBL, you may hire Blars at his normal consulting rates (currently $250/hour, 2 hour minimum, $1000 deposit due in advance for non-established customers) to investigate your evidence about the site. If it is found that the entry was a mistake, no charge will be made and the entire deposit will be refunded. Send Blars email from a non-listed account to verify current rates and arrange payment. "