> The filter that some Linux lists and domains have gone to (I can't mail a
> letter to anyone at moongroup.com as they bounce all mail from dial-up
> Linux accounts (at least last weekend they were)), is a subscription spam
> filter service, http://mail-abuse.org/dul. This particular filter on
> mail-abuse checks the sending MTA for a dialup account (there are several
> filters they can chose from. This one includes dial-up accounts as banned
> sources to block mail from). If the sending MTA shows "dialup" in the
> IDENT section then the letter is bounced back to the sender. There's a
> polite note from mail-abuse.org included that says, "If you feel we're
> abusing you then please contact us." I tried, and my letters to them
> bounced also for the same reason.
Please forgive my naivity :)......
But after reading some of these, i'm assuming the whole point behind these blooking
services is to prevent spam? This would be correct yes?
So, if the list is receiving a message from a dialup account, and that account info is
identified in the header, and if this person is also enguaging in spam, would it not be
perticularly " easy " to catch this person through his dialup account and block him
that
way, and also for reporting him to his ISP so they can deal with such a person to
revolk
his account ( if that be there policy )
Oh is this just ( forgive me for this one ) a band-aid solution for a problem we all
face,
making it easier for people who run list's to get the list done.
I especially miss the understanding to this considering this and some of the other
List's
are Linux lists, that are mentioned in the previous message, and that these same lists
are promoting the use of Linux, to a wider audience who are just plain fed up with the
Windows operating system and are welcoming the chance to use a much friendlier system
in
Linux THAT gives them the control that Microsoft lacks...
Just some thoughts...
I welcome all replies , good, bad, or ugly, especially from people who actually run
lists,
to see what is actually behind the use of the blocking services in this manner....
Thanks
David
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