RE: RBL-type BGP service for known rogue networks?

[Karyn Ulriksen <kulriksen () publichost com>]

> I don't know if this what you were observing, but the MAPS RBL can be
> used in this capacity.  See also:
>
>       http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/usage.html#BGP
>
> Of course, you'd want a different database for blocking script kiddies.
>
> -- David

Ahhh, the sweet smell of validation at last! :)  That's it, that what kicked
my network into the ole blackhole back then! - Thanx!  Karyn. 

Karyn Ulriksen wrote:
> What I was saying is that they had already set up some type of
> blackhole system that I was lead to believe they were doing at the
> router level (not mail system level).  When they had us blackhole, we
> couldn't get past their core routers.  I know your next thougt is that
> they just threw us into their route filter, but my understanding is
> that they offered a service that you subscribed to and the updated the
> filter on the fly.

I don't know if this what you were observing, but the MAPS RBL can be
used in this capacity.  See also:

        http://www.mail-abuse.org/rbl/usage.html#BGP

Of course, you'd want a different database for blocking script kiddies.

-- David