Re: [Exim] Spam Woes : Verisign .COM & .NET fiasco

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Author: Michael D Schleif
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Spam Woes : Verisign .COM & .NET fiasco
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Phil White <exim@???> [2003:09:17:02:07:47+0100] scribed:
> All around the world, I can hear thousands of email sysadmins groaning at the
> fallout from Verisign's actions. Exim-users suddenly find that sender
> verification no longer works. Arghhhh!
>
> Interestingly, what I did not know is that the zones for .cc, .cx, .io, .mp,
> .museum, .nu, .ph, .td, .tk, .tv, and .ws support wildcard functionality.
> Anyone got any more additions?
>
> What changes are other exim-users doing to counteract this? It's ironic, but I
> am just in the mood now to use this to tighten my ACL's somewhat. I've been
> meaning to do this for some time now, and Verisign may well give me a
> reasonable excuse as to why I might insist on a valid rDNS on the HELO
> greeting, etc.


Unfortunately, the list is much longer than most suspect:

dnsqr a *.ac
answer: \052.ac 68950 A 194.205.62.122

dnsqr a *.cc
answer: \052.cc 3219 A 206.253.214.102

dnsqr a *.com
answer: \052.com 514 A 64.94.110.11

dnsqr a *.cx
answer: \052.cx 68951 A 219.88.106.80

dnsqr a *.io

dnsqr a *.mp
answer: \052.mp 14317 A 202.128.12.163

dnsqr a *.museum
answer: \052.museum 97 A 195.7.77.20

dnsqr a *.net
answer: \052.net 517 A 64.94.110.11

dnsqr a *.nu
answer: \052.nu 68948 A 64.55.105.9
answer: \052.nu 68948 A 212.181.91.6

dnsqr a *.ph
answer: \052.ph 86019 A 203.119.4.6

dnsqr a *.sh
answer: \052.sh 69023 A 194.205.62.62

dnsqr a *.td
answer: \052.td 86318 CNAME www.nic.td
answer: www.nic.td 604718 A 146.101.245.154

dnsqr a *.tk
answer: \052.tk 7125 A 195.20.32.86
answer: \052.tk 7125 A 195.20.32.83

dnsqr a *.tm
answer: \052.tm 68951 A 194.205.62.42

dnsqr a *.tv

dnsqr a *.ws
answer: \052.ws 10418 A 216.35.187.246


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