On 04/11/05, Andrew D Kirch <trelane@trelane.net> wrote:
"See more about mailbombing. Mailbombers are spammers. They just aren't in it for the money. Or possibly they are. SORBS asks for donations to get delisted, and also seeks donations from Subscribers. It is very unusual for blacklists to extort money this way."
This also is a blatant mischaracterization, the AHBL relies on donations and advertisements on the website to fund it's operational budget, spamhaus charges for commercial supporthttp://www.spamhaus.org/organization/funding.html .
Charging /users/ of a dnsbl is one thing...charging listees is another. Some folks here may remember that I've often been a supporter of *bl operators, but I absolutely cannot support this particular policy of SORBS. I know Matthew has his heart in the right place, but he's making a big mistake there and eventually someone much saner than Dean Anderson will take him to task for it -- probably in the courts -- and that'll set a precedent which harms /all/ *bl operators. As for everything /else/ Dean accuses SORBS of...well, that's all utter bullshit as usual; pay him no mind, for he will be unable to return the favor. -- J.D. Falk As a carpenter bends the seat of a chariot <jdfalk@cybernothing.org> I bend this frenzy round my heart.