Miark wrote: >>I read this earlier: http://www.theregus.com/content/55/24415.html >>Are you sure ORBZ will be back? >> > >Well, I hadn't heard "It seems doubtful if the ORBZ blacklist will be >restored to operation even though the threat of criminal charges has >been lifted." No. > >I was going by the City Manager's quote: > >"In turn, however, we have asked him [Gulliver] to reconsider his >policy of making unannounced tests on servers. In today's computerised >world it is everyone's responsibility to maintain a secure system." > >Why would they ask this of him unless he planned to start it up again. >But that's a wild guess. > >>It's the same 'blacklist service' that won't >>let me post on the local LUG mail list because of "an open relay" on my ISP's >>mail server. I'm supposed to do something about that? Talking to the cable >>company (my provider) is about as fruitful as talking to a rock. >> > >It sounds like the LUG is using ORBZ. You'll have to tell them to remove it. > >Miark > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Sheesh, I am being blasted with returns from some folks on the mailing list who are using ORBZ. It is an abysmal service, about as innovative and sparkling as the Dial-Up-Lists used by a lot of servers to block relay of mail from dial-up accounts (as identified by IP number).
And the DUL acronym suggests the thought behind such ideas. Why would any decent spammer bother to set up a linux or BSD computer to spam people when a yahoo or msn or aol trial account will serve just as well, without the liability of traceableness? Civileme
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