This was posted on NANOG today. Another MUST READ if you use the OSSOFT test or any other tests utilizing the Spamhaus SBL.
Rick Rountree Dundee.net
>Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Anti-Virus: Scanned for known viruses by sentinel.ultradesign.net >Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 18:42:07 +0100 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: Steve Linford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: SBL soon only from sbl.spamhaus.org >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >X-Loop: nanog >X-Declude-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [198.108.1.26] >X-Spam-Tests-Failed: IPNOTINMX, LOCALFILTER, COUNTRY [-9] >X-Note: Total spam weight of this E-mail is -9. >X-Country-Chain: UNITED KINGDOM->UNITED STATES->destination >X-RCPT-TO: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >If you currently use the SBL by querying the master zone sbl.spamhaus.org >then you can ignore this message. > >If you are using the SBL via 3rd party composite DNSBLs and not directly >from sbl.spamhaus.org, then please read this as the following change >affects your DNSBL setup. > >For a long time the SBL has been available either directly from Spamhaus >(as sbl.spamhaus.org) or via 3rd party composite zones such as >relays.osirusoft.com (as spamhaus.relays.osirusoft.com) and >blackholes.easynet.nl which import SBL data from Spamhaus. This >distribution is now changing. In order to better manage SBL logistics, >DNSBL zone and query traffic, from Monday 11 August 2003 the SBL should >only be available from sbl.spamhaus.org. > >The fact the SBL was available from multiple DNSBLs was causing some >confusion, plus other small factors (such as the different zones having >different build times - which for example meant that we'd tell someone an >IP had been removed, but they'd contact us a few hours later to say it was >still blocked), plus the likely emergence of further composite lists which >may add confusion, meant that it was time to make a change now rather than >in a year or two. > >So, if you are not using sbl.spamhaus.org but would like to continue using >the SBL, please add sbl.spamhaus.org to your mail server's DNSBL list. > >-- > Steve Linford > The Spamhaus Project > http://www.spamhaus.org
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