Hmmm... And what percentage of those are valid business email? I concur with AB's assessment that they are mostly run by vigilantes. There is a fairly famous exchange on this list about a year or two ago, by Jim Schwartz, Paul Cumming, et al, concerning Dr, Cumming's own RBL. I think its required reading for anyone considering RBL usage.
-------------------------------------------------------------- Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis Inc. > -----Original Message----- > From: Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:48 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: Reccomended Black Lists > > > I disagree with most of it, however, blacklist has been more > valuable than > not. Here's what I use: > > -SPAM blocked today- > 1423 - relays.osirusoft.com > 218 - dnsbl.njabl.org > 36 - relays.ordb.org > Total Inbound Mail > 2599 > > > > > I find that most of them are run by vigilantes. There is no > accountability > > for these lists. They can do as they please and most often > do. I'm not going > > to trust my business email to someone like that. > > > > Since you have no control over what gets blocked, you could > find yourself > > missing valuable business email without knowing it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aaron Brasslett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:35 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Reccomended Black Lists > > > > Really? Do you find them to be inaccurate? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 11:32 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: RE: Reccomended Black Lists > > > > > > None.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Aaron Brasslett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 8:33 AM > > To: Exchange Discussions > > Subject: Reccomended Black Lists > > > > Hi all, > > > > I'm planning to install spam blocking software soon and I > was wonder what > > mailhost black lists you all recommend. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Aaron > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Web Interface: > > > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&t ext_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Web Interface: > http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang > =english > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
