Receivers rely on RBLs to help prevent unwanted mail from getting through to recipients. There is (or should be) some understanding that utilizing an RBL will result in bad mail being blocked, and good mail not being blocked. In this respect, SORBS is pretty good. Plenty of false positives (by that I mean good senders getting listed, not erroneous listings), but the reason for listing is almost always very predictable. Not to mention, as Michelle said, even by default there is enough info from SORBS to find the source of the problem.
On another note...Saying "RBLs don't block mail" is a fun thing to say to win an argument, but it is a lot like interrupting someone to say, "You know technically, a tomato is a fruit." Yeah yeah. We get it. Very cute. On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 6:53 PM, Jay Hennigan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 1/8/17 5:11 PM, David Sgro, Dataspindle wrote: > >> I have always hated the argument that "RBL's don’t block email". >> > > Haters gotta hate. :-) Happens to be true, though. > > While technically its true, you being listed in the RBL is 100% the cause >> of your problem and it is not the ISP/receiving server admin's fault. It >> makes no sense and would be futile to contact everyone you email, see if >> they use a specific RBL, and then get them to put in an exception for you. >> I know no one here is advocating that, but im just making my point. >> > > Having a bad credit score is 100% of your problem if you can't get a loan, > and 99% of the time your bad credit score isn't the fault of the credit > bureau. You earned that bad credit score (or RBL listing). > > And if a particular credit bureau is known for sloppy work, then lenders > won't use them. On the other hand, if they're mostly accurate, then they > will. Just like SPEWS vs. SORBS. > > Saying RBL's aren’t blocking email is like saying its not the heaters >> fault your gas bill is higher in winter. Technically you don’t need to turn >> it on, but that’s not practical. >> > > It's not the heater's fault. The blame clearly lies with the tilt of the > earth's axis. :-) > > You could wear a jacket, or build a fire in the wood stove, or invest in a > more efficient heater. Or suffer with the cold. > > Just as you could write your own filters, use just SpamAssassin, or choose > a better RBL for your situation. Or suffer with the spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > [email protected] > https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop > -- Luke Martinez Team Lead | Email Delivery 520.400.5693
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