Re: [vps-mail] Disabling Osirusoft RBL in Spamassassin

[Scott Wiersdorf <scottw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 02:02:37PM -0700, Abigail Marshall wrote:
> Well, Scott - I actually already had the Osirusoft RBL's
> fully disabled in Spamassassin, as they are also the people
> who brought us SPEWS.

Hm, the shoe certainly fits, doesn't it?

> As a matter of policy, I won't use an
> RBL that doesn't either have a simple and direct way for
> someone to request delisting and removal, or automatically
> expire listings within a short time. And I certainly won't
> use an RBL that expands listings beyond the specific IP
> causing the problem.

Good for you. You know they've been a nightmare to work with (ha!
that's a joke because no one really works with them, do they?) for
our abuse team; they're doing nobody a service but their own egos.

Scott
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