In article <9bd624ba-acfd-7bb0-def0-87b89165a...@keycodes.com> you write:
>> Spamhaus lists that IP as a "courtesy SBL listing" -- presumably at the 
>> request of the IP's owner. Here are other IPs Spamhaus lists as a courtesy:
>> 
>> https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/listings/courtesy.spamhaus.org
>
>So how exactly does that work? The address holder contacts Spamhaus and 
>says something like, "Hello, Spamhaus. I'm a notorious and deliberate 
>spammer and plan on sending several metric tons of spam from the 
>following IPs. Could you please list these IPs as a courtesy to my 
>potential victims? OK thanks, bye" and then they do so?

Pretty much.  Why do you ask?

I presume you noticed that all of the courtesy listings are for the
same provider, which happens to be the world's largest web hoster.

R's,
John

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