Re: [exim] My DNS Spam and White Lists are Ready for Testing

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Autor: Marc Perkel
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A: Chris Lightfoot
CC: David Saez Padros, exim-users
Assumpte: Re: [exim] My DNS Spam and White Lists are Ready for Testing


Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 22, 2006 at 07:02:20AM -0700, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
>> Chris Lightfoot wrote:
>>
>     [...]

>
>>> yes, David is correct; in general, IP addresses may be
>>> personal data, and therefore must be processed in
>>> accordance with the data protection principles.
>>>
>> But - repeating myself again - it's not the IP address of the sender's
>> computer. It's the IP address of the smtp host.
>>
>
> doesn't matter -- it may still identify a single living
> individual, and so is personal data.
>
>
>> However, when you do an RBL looking youare sending the same information
>> to all the block lists that you use.
>>
>
> obviously you should only do this if you are satisfied
> that it is legal to do so.
>


If what I'm doing isn't legal then everyone who is using DNS blacklists
are also brealing the law because they are sending the host IP to the
blacklist to be tested. I'm not doing here anything that everyone else
isn't doing.