On 2019-10-14 15:47 BST, Steve Atkins via mailop wrote:
> On 14/10/2019 14:58, Nick via mailop wrote:
> > 
> > My question remains unanswered.  Why not treat each ip address on
> > its own merits?  Is it technically infeasible, too expensive, less
> > convenient, or what?
> 
> There's more than one reason. Some are technical.
> 
> But also expending the effort to track an ever-changing
> set of reputation-IP pairs against hostile actors

Isn't that effort already being expended every day?  Do you mean it
would increase by some too-costly multiple?

> is subsidizing providers whose business model relies on allowing
> customers to send malicious traffic, including unwanted email, to
> the customers of those who are being asked to expend that effort.

That's the first mention I've seen of a subsidy - could you elaborate
on how that works?

Thanks,
-- 
Nick

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