[extropy-chat] the RBL racket

[Rik van Riel]

Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 31, 2006 at 11:37:43AM +0100, BillK wrote:
> 
>>> Of course this is racketeering, and if you do business with
>>> RBL operators you're directly supporting the mafia.
>>>
>> Your argument really only applies to 'overkill' spam blacklists, like SPEWS.
> 
> All RBLs are not very accurate (outdated at least).
> Just inherit a cursed IP address and try to get it cleared.
> Doesn't hurt spammers one bit, but legitimate users plenty.

Before making sweeping generalizations like the above,
you might want to verify whether they're true.

You guessed it, they're not.  Many of the DNSBLs out
there have fairly short expiry times, on the order of
days or weeks.  A number also have no-questions-asked
removal forms on their web sites.

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