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> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 07:21:02 +1200 > From: Joe Abley <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: surge in spam email (fwd) > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 11:25:15AM -0500, Ben Beuchler wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 09:20:07AM -0700, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote: > >=20 > > > Is Telstra still being blocked? > >=20 > > petra:~$ ./spamtest 139.134.5.153 > > rbl.maps.vix.com =3D>=20 > > rss.maps.vix.com =3D>=20 > > dul.maps.vix.com =3D>=20 > > relays.orbs.org =3D> 127.0.0.4 > > outputs.orbs.org =3D>=20 > > Note 127.0.0.4 indicates a manual listing -- it doesn't indicate that > the relay 139.134.5.153 has been tested and found to be promiscuous. Or, conceivably the relay was tested and found to _not_ be promiscuous. Either way, it's not a story I would want to tell in court. > $ dig txt 153.5.134.139.relays.orbs.org | grep TXT > ;; 153.5.134.139.relays.orbs.org, type =3D TXT, class =3D IN > 153.5.134.139.relays.orbs.org. 86400 TXT "Telstra and \ > Optus - spam haveners, refusing to act. " > > Highly unscientific research seems to indicate that it's the manual > entries that cause the bulk of the false positives when testing for > spam using the relays.orbs.org zone. See above comment... -tjs
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