So you block all of AS14061 because there supposedly is a spammer in the block? I grumblingly agreed when Wietse said it was proper to block a specific IP when only one user was spamming, but this seems excessive.
One of the reasons I went VPS is not to be lumped in with spammers nor the occasional DDOS because some fool annoyed another fool. I guess I was delusional that a personal IP would solve that problem. Grumble. I've said enough. On a positive note, freebsd ports had a postfix update yesterday and as usual, no problem. Original Message From: Niklaas Baudet von Gersdorff Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 1:41 PM To: [email protected] Reply To: [email protected] Subject: Re: (Semi OT) RBL shakedown [email protected] [2016-10-24 13:20 -0700] : > If you use the uceprotect RBL, note that they are involved in a > shakedown to solicit money to be removed from their list. Much like > spamrl, I'd suggest not using them since they have an obvious false > positive problem. > > http://www.uceprotect.net/en/rblcheck.php?ipr=107.170.248.198 > Their own system shows my domain is not the same as the spammers domain. You're only listed on Level 3, aren't you? They (kind of) recommend not to use that list: We believe that a professional service provider or carrier should be able to act promptly before listings are escalating up to Level 3, therefore by using Level 3 the chances are that you will mostly block “learning-resistant” service providers or carriers and their customers. NOTE: By using Level 3 for blocking, be prepared to lose some required mails too. DO NOT BLAME US, YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED! The recommended use of Level 3 is incorporating it into a scoring system, to give e.g. 2 points on a ‘match’ where 5 or more points trigger a spam tag. Use of Level 3 for blocking is recommended only if you are a HARDLINER and you want to cause service providers and carriers that have spammer / abusive clients to be quickly and effectively blocked and it does not matter to you when required email is also rejected. This can bring a lot of pressure on service providers and carriers to get their act in order and resolve the issues within their responsibility. http://www.uceprotect.net/en/index.php?m=3&s=5 So, normally -- in case postmasters read uceprotect's advice, which we cannot be sure of -- your server shouldn't be blocked by serious mail servers. As far as I understand their policy, probably you're listed because your network has quite some spammers. > Plenty of good RBLs out there. No uses feeding the criminals > (uceprotect) or the incompetent (spamrl). Niklaas
