At 19:12 8/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
do much for the issue one way or another. However, the question is begged: "Should information on potential network abuse points be shared and public or not?"
Yes it should. All of the majors mail packages now have versions out that will correct the problem. Those that are still open for relaying are in that state becasue they don't want to upgrade. As long as they are in that condition they are a "nav hazard".
There are software utilities that will scan the Internet for open-relay hosts, by IP address. Not putting them on a list will not hide them from these scanners. However, it will help the spam-fighter to know where these sites are, they can be black-holed.
This is basically my point and position. Problems cannot be fixed if they are not first identified. If someone should get abused, and the abuser got the relay from a list and not his own efforts, that *should* encourage the relay owner to get off his/her/it's duff. No one is as security concious as he who has just been robbed. Wabbit season!..duck season!..wabbit season!..duck season!..SPAMMER SEASON! Dean Robb PC-EASY computer services (757) 495-EASY [3279]