On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 16:37:40 +0100 Erik Norgaard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Erik, > I have been thrown off the list because of too many bounces, turns out > > that mx2.freebsd.org has been listed at dnslb.sorbs.net, > > $ host 119.204.136.216.dnsbl.sorbs.net > 119.204.136.216.dnsbl.sorbs.net has address 127.0.0.6 > > How on earth did it end up there? are someone mad at us? mx1 is not > listed, but it appears that most list mail comes from mx2... > > I have had other problems trying to filter spam, yet recieve > legitimate mail on the lists - I'm using postfix. How do you set up > your filters? Have you contacted [EMAIL PROTECTED] He should get in contact with SORBS and get the host delisted. My theory about how mx2 ended up there: Maybe somebody has an automated spam submitting system and SORBS parsed the addresses of one of the few spam messages that get through the list or either someone intentionally submitted a forged e-mail there. Either way, SORBS is a total joke and nobody should ever use them. They unilaterally blacklisted my /16 and there's zero change I'll ever get delisted until I pay the $50 "extortion fee". Apparently the facts that I've had the same IP for 5 years and that I publish SPF records don't matter. I laugh at the "Fighting spam by finding and listing Exploitable Servers." title in their web page. Google for 'sorbs sucks', nice reads :-) If you want to filter spam you can use spamassassin (disablig the sorbs and spews tests) and greylisting which works very well. SPF checks also catch a few forged e-mails on my server (probably virus-generated but spam nonetheless.) Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.energyhq.es.eu.org PGP Key: 0xDC8514F1
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