SORBS - Is There a Better Spam Blacklist?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday January 4, 2007 @08:50PM from the blacklists-in-general-are-like-this dept.

rootnl asks: "Recently I decided to upgrade my email server with better spam detection and decided to use the SORBS blacklist. It is a very aggressive blacklist and could be deemed quite effective. However, I discovered two totally legal servers currently being blocked by their Spam 'o Matic service: a Google Gmail server (64.233.182.185), and another server belonging to an ISP called Orange (193.252.22.249). Now, normally one would think these providers would probably get themselves de-listed, but the process provided revolves around donating money. As I just happen to have a friend that is using the said ISP, I have to seriously reconsider using SORBS. What is your experience with SORBS? If you have alternatives, what would you suggest as a better blacklist service?"

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Re:Dunno about better by Pig+Hogger · 2007-01-05 01:03 · Score: 0, Flamebait

And SPEWS' policy didn't make me put pressure on my ISP, it just made me vow never ever to use SPEWS on any server I have anything to do with, and to bitch about SPEWS on every possible occasion until the end of time.
Then you totally missed the point. It is not SPEWS that blocks you, it's the networks who use SPEWS that do.
And no amount of bitching is going to solve your problem, which is that you are supporting a spam-friendly ISP. And for this, you deserve to be listed.