[see disclaimer header; affiliation for identification, not representation; limited time offer; batteries not included; etc etc] On Fri, Aug 11, 2000 at 12:49:07AM -0700, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
I post some negative messages about ORBS and RBL and look what happens! Gee, isn't it co-incidental that my mailer is now blocked? [snip] the action of a responsible anti-spam fanatic then it is an even greater indictment of the entire RBL/ORBS movement. [snip] But, this seriously indicates that this ORBS/RBL think is getting way out of hand. Typical vigilante pattern.
I am behind in the thread, but all I saw was the rightful panning of ORBS. As usual, when this thread comes up, I'll point out that there is a vast gulf of difference between whim-driven scanning (ORBS) and any of the lists from *actual*abuse* (MAPS RBL and RSS) or volunteered information from network mangers/direct observation (MAPS DUL). See http://mail-abuse.org/ for full details. Regardless what any spammers, lunatics on usenet, or press-release- and mailing-list-post-regurgitating so-called journalists think, there is no connection between the two. Do not lump them together, period. Joe, saying all he will and pointing people to the archives for the last N iterations of this holy war. -- Joe Provo Voice 508.486.7471 Director, Internet Planning & Design Fax 508.229.2375 Network Deployment & Management, RCN <joe.provo@rcn.com>