>Beware: there is also massive collateral damage in the other lists rolled
>into the top-level zone.
No, there isn't.
>Despite the name, the 'relays' zone is far more than just relays ...
FYI, "relays" is a standard zone name to use for ip4r/dnsbl lookups.
>... and Joe has recently added the 'Openlists' list to it, causing *huge*
>collateral damage. If you use that zone, it is ESSENTIAL that you use a
>current SIMS which can differentiate between return values and choose your
>blocking that way. Joe could well add other new lists into the zone
>without notice and if you have 127.* in your blacklist you would
>automatically use those.
As you point out, the relays.osirusoft.com zone contains 7 different
anti-spam databases. Yes, if you use all 7, you will get lots of false
positives. But there is no need to run all 7 tests, unless you want to (or
have to). Spam control is delicate stuff, and you shouldn't go into it
blindly; you should know which test(s) you are running and what they involve.
-Scott
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