On Fri, 2010-03-12 at 07:48 -0800, Ray Dzek wrote: > I just received the dreaded URIBL “You send us to many DNS queries” > notice. This is fine. We have been growing and I am sure our queries > have gone up. But when looking at their data feed service options the > first thing I noticed was that there is no fee structure. I don’t > know about you, but that is always a red flag in my world. Before I > even get past the first paragraph it already smells like a > “shakedown”. > > > > But… > > > > My real question is how badly is my SA environment going to be > impacted by turning URIBL off? What increase in spam should I expect? > > > > Ray > > You'll see some difference but from experience it lets through more than it blocks and is a bit of a 'shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted' kind of list.
There is nothing to stop you setting up a simple BIND server and creating your own local uri based block list customised to your own needs and based on the links you most frequently see. I've done it and I'm sure plenty of others have too.
