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At 19:12 8/6/98 -0700, you wrote: >>do much for the issue one way or another. However, the question is begged: >> "Should information on potential network abuse points be shared and public >>or not?" > >Yes it should. All of the majors mail packages now have versions out that >will correct the problem. Those that are still open for relaying are in >that state becasue they don't want to upgrade. As long as they are in that >condition they are a "nav hazard". > >There are software utilities that will scan the Internet for open-relay >hosts, by IP address. Not putting them on a list will not hide them from >these scanners. However, it will help the spam-fighter to know where these >sites are, they can be black-holed. This is basically my point and position. Problems cannot be fixed if they are not first identified. If someone should get abused, and the abuser got the relay from a list and not his own efforts, that *should* encourage the relay owner to get off his/her/it's duff. No one is as security concious as he who has just been robbed. Wabbit season!..duck season!..wabbit season!..duck season!..SPAMMER SEASON! Dean Robb PC-EASY computer services (757) 495-EASY [3279]
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