Re: Despamming wholesale dialup

["J.D. Falk" <jdfalk () cp net>]

On 10/29/98, Bryan Bradsby <Bryan.Bradsby () capnet state tx us> wrote: 

> We do this now. When a site is blocked by our subscription to ORBS, i send
> them a nice friendly note, admin to admin. How many? A couple hundred a
> month. Some fix it promptly. Some send me a nice thank you note. Most
> don't (do either one). 

        Quick note about ORBS: there are people ORBS blocks (such as GOL
        in Japan) which do not have any open relays, and never did.  It's
        purely a personal grudge held by the ORBS operator.

        Don't rely on ORBS.

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