Thanks for the heads-up Len! This is some nasty stuff! I certainly hope something can be done about these DDOS attacks that are being targeted against DNSBLs.
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len Conrad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 6:52 PM Subject: [IMail Forum] And here's another one: blackhole.compu.net is now defunct. > > >From: "Bill Larson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [isp-tech] blackhole.compu.net is now defunct. > >Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:40:14 -0500 > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 > >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-INTM-Message-Id: > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] sts.com> > >X-RCPT-TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Effective immediately blackhole.compu.net will no longer be in service. We > >have this past week been the targets of 12,000+ bounced emails, Several > >hundred abuse complaints, and numerous threats against our selves, our > >servers, and our Internet connection. Ignorant administrators have placed > >blocks on legitimate emails from our customers due to the spam sent out > >using forged random [EMAIL PROTECTED] email addresses. There is also a trend > >by spammers to launch massive denial of service attacks at blackhole list > >operators network infrastructure. > > > >As a ISP this is a risk we can not run. We have blocked millions of emails > >for the Internet community and have not once asked nor thought about > >personal gain for this service. We are saddened that the spammers are > >winning the war to control your inboxes. > > > >Rather than being driven out of business by the spammers illegal activities > >we were left with no other choice but to shut the list down. > > > >If your company does not have a gross of at least 100 million a year and a > >influential politician or two in your pockets to law enforcement you do not > >exist. They will not investigate the criminal acts being perpetrated against > >your lively hood. > > > >The IP registries ARIN, APNIC, LANIC, RIPE, and many others need to take the > >issue of spam very seriously. One very large hammer which could be used > >against countries like China, Brasil, and others which ignore spammers > >except when they spam their own citizens would be to revoke or suspend their > >ip allocations until they clean the spammers from their house and earn it > >back. > > > >Bill Larson > >Network Administrator > >Compu-Net Enterprises > >(931) 920-0043 or (877) 920-1429 > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
