On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Piete Brooks wrote:
> > What is RBL ?
> It is a internet service which *eveyone* should use to help block SPAM.
...that is high on my short-term list of Necessary Evils. There are
big-brother aspects of RBL that I detest, though I will probably use it
when it comes to production Exim because the alternatives are worse.
> rbl_except_nets =
> You have the control over which "blocked" sites are actually allowed
> (local policy may differ from the RBLs policy - *YOU* are in control)
Let's not fool ourselves; when you subscribe to the RBL technology (and
accompanying philosophy), you are letting the RBL maintainers have control
over who can reach your site. Having a static exception list will
probably be of little value considering how dynamic and fast-moving the
rbl process is. And if you had the time to second-guess the RBL response
to each incoming connection, you wouldn't need RBL anyway.
It is my hope that RBL is a short-term fix, and that spammers will
eventually find the practise unprofitable as the pool of unsuspecting
suckers fries up.
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