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Re: SORBS Contact


From: Nachman Yaakov Ziskind <awacs () ziskind us>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:56:37 -0400


You're certainly welcome to encourage others not to use blacklists. Just
understand that you have no right to complain when they decide to continue
using those blacklists.

Having said that, do understand that I don't think DNSBL's are a panacea, 
nor are their operators perfect. But in many cases, they can be a useful tool
in the anti-spam arsenal.

Weighing in with an opinion, as bad as blacklists *may be*, at least
they let the sender know something's up. Not in an artful way, to be
sure, but they give some notice. The sender can do _something_,
including dropping his association with the recipient b/c it's not worth
his time and trouble. Blackholing email because you think it's spam, OTOH, 
is pure evil.

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