On Thu, 21 Jan 2021 at 15:04, Jim Popovitch via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> wrote:
> > "Pay us for protection", when it really means "pay us or we'll [break > > your knees|set your house on fire|break your windows...]" isn't > > insurance, and can get you arrested. > > Neither of those situations describe the reality of what uceprotect is > doing. They are saying that if you choose to operate in a shady area, > they will, for a payment, whitelist your address so that you can send > email. Historically, email delivery was always tied to knowing who the > sender was. This has been going on for decades, even with folks like > Barracuda. It's never been about the $$, it's always been about > identifying the responsible party. > This make me think to the "First the came..." thing: saying that around 1 million OVH customers *chose* to operate in *shady area* is a strong statement. Maybe you'll grasp the issue only when they will list Ramnode :-) Or maybe you'll be happy to pay or to move to another ASN until they catch up... Stefano
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