1) MAPS is a single self appoint law enforcement agency on the INTERNET. Don't argue until you hear me out. a) MAPS creates the LAW, ie. no open relay b) MAPS enforces the law
I didn't think I'd ever be drawn into this debate, however... MAPS publishes a list of IP addresses. It might use whatever bizarre mechanism it likes to generate them. However, in my personal view, and many many other people, this lists bears a very good correlation to IP addresses which I don't want sending email to my mail server. They do this for free. Noone is forced to use them. If you think the way they identify these IP addresses is (a) irrational (b) unjust (c) bizarre, whatever, please feel free to create your own competitive product/gift, gain the sort of respect MAPS has, and good luck to you. However, in the mean time, stop whining at people who are merely publishing exactly that - a list of IP addresses determined via a relatively well documented procedure - and, if you have a good case (but I think not) start trying to convince those thousands of users who think that subscribing is a good way to stop spam that they are fundamentally wrong. -- Alex Bligh Personal Capacity