At 8:41 AM -0800 2/17/02, Robert Ameeti wrote: >>Wouldn't it be nice if account owners could turn anti-spam filters >>on and off themselves, remotely, just as they can change their own >>password? > >No. > No, but for different reasons.
In our test runs of various RBLs (more than a month for each), they stopped exactly two pieces of mail, both legitimate, from personal contacts of our users. RBLs have a history of being run by cranks and or kooks with personal agendas (that do not coincide with my own). Non-spammers get added to the various lists for reasons that not even the list owners will explain. Getting off a list to which you were incorrectly added to is non-trivial. That was my experience with MAPS and the DUL (despite the fact that my upstream stated that the address they blacklisted was non-portable and ht resolved to my registered domain), the 'professional' outfit in this field. The amateur ones are more random. The concept isn't so bad and I personally use a blacklist that I place addresses in, but the reality of an eternal RBL is such that it requires me to trust the judgement of strangers who have demonstrated questionable judgement. The more sophisticated SIMS and other MTAs get in using these tools, the more they seem legitimized, which I can't support given my experiences with them. SIMS provides more than enough power for those who want to use RBLs. If I get a vote, I vote for unsexy things, like updating the docs or getting 1.8 released. Adding more control to RBLs is like adding more frills to a tutu on a pig; it just doesn't make it a ballerina. You want to dance with it, fine, but I don't think it should be a priority of Stalker's. -- Michael Croft http://www.whiterose.org/michael SAM: It's 106 miles to the Crack of Doom. We've got a magic ring, two daggers, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses FRODO: Hit it. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
