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On Sat, Jul 08, 2000 at 01:13:50PM -0400, Shawn McMahon wrote: [snip] > > That's right; it's a very simplified technical description of what happens. > > You can get on the list after a single automatic test; not multiple complaints, > not after being warned and refusing to fix things; just bang zoom, you're on. Correct. I agree. > I was not value-judging it, nor was I attempting to speak to their motivations, > I was describing what happens. Ok :) > > That's because MAPS is not automated, and not objective. MAPS relies on > > reports of abuse, which can be forged. IIRC MAPS does check if a server is > > an open relay. If it didn't I would rant :) > > Again, nobody said it was objective. I was describing at a very high level how > it works. > > As you will see from the rest of the discussion, the difference is important > because spam relays can be objectively tested, but script kiddie harbors are > going to be subjective. Yes. The ORBS approach won't fit for what we're discussing. The MAPS approach might. > That's an important distinction for our discussion, don't you agree? I agree, I was just defending ORBS because what you said seemed like a value-judgement. I apologize for misreading. Greetz, Peter. -- [email protected] - Peter van Dijk [student:developer:ircoper]
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