Re: /24 blocking by ISPs - Re: Problems sending mail to yahoo?

["Matthew Petach" <mpetach () netflight com>]

On 4/11/08, Raymond L. Corbin <rcorbin () hostmysite com> wrote:
>  It's not unusual to do /24 blocks, however Yahoo claims they do not keep any logs as to what causes the /24 block. 
> If they kept logs and were able to tell us which IP address in the /24 sent abuse to their network we would then be 
> able to investigate it. Their stance of 'it's coming from your network you should know' isn't really helpful in 
> solving the problem. When an IP is blocked a lot of ISP's can tell you why. I would think when they block a /24 they 
> would atleast be able to decipher who was sending the abuse to their network to cause the block and not simply say 
> 'Were sorry our anti-spam measures do not conform with your business practices'. Logging into every server using a 
> /24 is looking for needle in a haystack.

*heh*  And yet just last year, Yahoo was loudly dennounced for
keeping logs that allowed the Chinese government to imprison
political dissidents.  Talk about damned if you do, damned if don't...

I guess logs should only be kept as long as they can only be
used for good, and not evil?

Matt

>  -Ray