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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Kulawiec" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 5:43 PM Subject: Re: sorbs.net > > On Tue, Mar 15, 2005 at 11:21:35AM -0800, Randy Bush wrote: > > o could this be used as a dos and then become extortion? > > Unlikely. Blocklists are used by choice, and blocklists which > either aren't effective or don't have sane policies don't get > chosen often. (See "BLARS", which even blars was recommending > that you don't use the last time I checked.) unfortunately, that *still* didn't stop people from using it, which translated into an unresolvable headache for me as a sp. if you don't consider a blacklist to be usable by the public, don't publish it. however, publishing a draconian blacklist seems to get you a 'hardcore' label/clout in certain circles and is thus irresistible for some. -p
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