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Re: Despamming wholesale dialup

  • From: J.D. Falk
  • Date: Fri Oct 30 11:51:58 1998 
On 10/29/98, Bryan Bradsby <[email protected]> wrote: 

> We do this now. When a site is blocked by our subscription to ORBS, i send
> them a nice friendly note, admin to admin. How many? A couple hundred a
> month. Some fix it promptly. Some send me a nice thank you note. Most
> don't (do either one). 

	Quick note about ORBS: there are people ORBS blocks (such as GOL
	in Japan) which do not have any open relays, and never did.  It's
	purely a personal grudge held by the ORBS operator.

	Don't rely on ORBS.

-- 
J.D. Falk <[email protected]>                "A name indicates what we seek.
Special Agent In Charge (Abuse Issues)    An address indicates where it is.
Critical Path, Inc.                       A route indicates how we get there."
                                              -- Jon Postel (1943-1998)