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On August 21, 2000 at 23:52 [email protected] (John Payne) wrote: > Don't forget - the main purpose of the RBL is not to block spam... its to > educate spam(mers| friendly networks). If the RBL is blocking lots of mail, > then its failed its primary purpose. The problem is, other than hassling the honest this approach just doesn't work. I currently measure around 1,000 open relays PER DAY being used against us by spammers. The problem is several orders of magnitude larger than anything like MAPS' approach can hope to make a dent in. It's like trying to stop the west nile virus with a flyswatter. Showing the occasional dead mosquito doesn't quite prove the method is working. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | [email protected] | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: 617-739-0202 | Login: 617-739-WRLD The World | Public Access Internet | Since 1989 *oo*
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