On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 07:02:20AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
> Chris Lightfoot wrote:
    [...]
> >yes, David is correct; in general, IP addresses may be
> >personal data, and therefore must be processed in
> >accordance with the data protection principles.
> 
> But - repeating myself again - it's not the IP address of the sender's 
> computer. It's the IP address of the smtp host. 

doesn't matter -- it may still identify a single living
individual, and so is personal data.

> However, when you do an RBL looking youare sending the same information 
> to all the block lists that you use.

obviously you should only do this if you are satisfied
that it is legal to do so.

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  either way your planet is doomed.'' (from `The Simpsons')

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