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Date:      Fri, 24 Sep 1999 18:27:08 +0800 (WST)
From:      Michael Kennett <mike@laurasia.com.au>
To:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   RBL, DUL + other acronymns [was Re: On hub.freebsd.org refusing to talk to dialups]
Message-ID:  <199909241027.SAA52285@laurasia.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199909241014.MAA91015@gratis.grondar.za> from Mark Murray at "Sep 24, 1999 12:14:37 pm"

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For those who don't know the acronymns RBL, DUL, etc... (like me a few
minutes ago :-), they are:

  RBL   Realtime Blackhole List
  TSI   Transport Security Initiative
  DUL   Dial-up User List
  RSS   Relay Spam Stopper.

More information can be found at the site:  http://maps.vix.com/.

Regards,

Mike Kennett.

[trim of old thread]
> > Do you know about the RBL?  How do you feel about it?  We are using
> > it via DNS and BGP on a test basis right now.    I have had legitimate
> > important mail blocked at Freebsd.org due to the source being on the
> > RBL, but that is a price I am willing to pay.
> 
> The RBL is great! There is a teensy bit of colateral damage, but not
> so much that I worry about it. Here in ZA, our USP traffic provider
> (Teleglobe) uses RBL, thus absolving us of the responsibility. Since
> we started getting this "cleanfeed", spam has dropped dramatically.
> 
> What I particularly enjoy about the RBL is its strong sense of the
> need to listen to its client base, and to adapt as necessary. Paul
> Vixie has a high degree of respect, as a consequence.
> 
> M
> --
> Mark Murray
> Join the anti-SPAM movement: http://www.cauce.org


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