[geeks] Goodbye, I guess

[Phil Stracchino]

mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca wrote:
> It looks as though I'll have to say goodbye.  ohno.mrbill.net is now, it
> appears, using SORBS, one of the more broken DNSBLs out there, one which
> lists me for refusing to admit their abuse to my network (see SORBS
> evidence file at http://www.sorbs.net/misc/29698.txt and compare that to
> the rejection message I got from ohno.mrbill.net:
> <<< 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host [216.46.5.7] blocked using spam.dnsbl.sorbs.net; Spam Received See: http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?216.46.5.7
> 554 The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>... Service unavailable
> ).  I hate to lose you people, but it's Mr. Bill's list on Mr. Bill's
> host, so it's Mr. Bill's rules, and they appear to include not wanting
> mail from people who refuse to allow SORBS's abuse onto their networks.


I continue to be surprised anyone uses SORBS.  They've been out of
control as long as I've known about them.



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        Phil Stracchino                CDK#2
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