It was announced today, that after long negotiation, Microsoft has purchased the final remaining piece of intellectual property on Earth, the cyrogenically preserved head of Linus Torvalds...
There is no good, bad, or indifference to the use of RBL lists. They are the currently the only way to combat, what is in essence, criminal behaviour. There are no first amendment rights issues involved here. Read it for yourself if you think otherwise, (http://www.billofrights.org/).
These people steal bandwidth and services from both the originating and the receiving companies and ISPs. They pedal blatantly false products (Are you stupid enough to think that you can enlarge the flaccid size of your penis by swallowing a pill?), dubious services (Would you re-finance the mortgage on your home with someone who uses an advertiser that steals services from someone?), and porn (If you want it, go find it yourself.).
As a mail system admin, I have to deal with this on a daily basis. It gets worse every month (or 42 days) and I see no real relief coming anytime soon from either the states or the feds, because they are so slow on the uptake. So my feeling is this, if you're on this list of jerks (http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/index.lasso), then you're blocked, period. If you're in China, Korea, or Brazil, move. If you're an e-mail marketer, change professions. If you're a real spammer like this jerk (http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1001513.html?tag= fd_top), think about a new profession. Soon.
If you happen to be a real company or user that has an account with or a site hosted by any of the ISPs that host these jerks and refuses to do anything about them, you're blocked until they're gone or you change providers. When you do change, remember to tell your ISP *WHY* you're changing to a different company.
I do have a bit of sympathy for Mr. Haselton, but not much. I'm sure MAPS tested his server for relay capability. He would have noticed if he, or his admin, was reading the logs. They do give you a month to fix your problem/appeal. If he got caught out from no fault of his own, like it seems he did, he could change to a different ISP. Did he even try?
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This was covered in an article a year and a half ago...
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Here's the best "practical" use of this "technology"...
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It was announced today, that after long negotiation, Microsoft has purchased the final remaining piece of intellectual property on Earth, the cyrogenically preserved head of Linus Torvalds...
There is no good, bad, or indifference to the use of RBL lists. They are the currently the only way to combat, what is in essence, criminal behaviour. There are no first amendment rights issues involved here. Read it for yourself if you think otherwise, (http://www.billofrights.org/).
= fd_top), think about a new profession. Soon.
These people steal bandwidth and services from both the originating and the receiving companies and ISPs. They pedal blatantly false products (Are you stupid enough to think that you can enlarge the flaccid size of your penis by swallowing a pill?), dubious services (Would you re-finance the mortgage on your home with someone who uses an advertiser that steals services from someone?), and porn (If you want it, go find it yourself.).
As a mail system admin, I have to deal with this on a daily basis. It gets worse every month (or 42 days) and I see no real relief coming anytime soon from either the states or the feds, because they are so slow on the uptake. So my feeling is this, if you're on this list of jerks (http://www.spamhaus.org/rokso/index.lasso), then you're blocked, period. If you're in China, Korea, or Brazil, move. If you're an e-mail marketer, change professions. If you're a real spammer like this jerk (http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1001513.html?tag
If you happen to be a real company or user that has an account with or a site hosted by any of the ISPs that host these jerks and refuses to do anything about them, you're blocked until they're gone or you change providers. When you do change, remember to tell your ISP *WHY* you're changing to a different company.
I do have a bit of sympathy for Mr. Haselton, but not much. I'm sure MAPS tested his server for relay capability. He would have noticed if he, or his admin, was reading the logs. They do give you a month to fix your problem/appeal. If he got caught out from no fault of his own, like it seems he did, he could change to a different ISP. Did he even try?