Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 22:37:39 -0500 From: Chris Williams <psion@geekspace.com> To: "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu> Subject: Re: Lawsuit threat against RBL users [...] Company S(pam) has a web site, hosted on the servers of web-presence-provider Company P(rovider). Company S uses the services of Company X to send out massive loads of SPAM, with referencing the web site and even e-mail addresses hosted by Company H. Now, if I'm hearing what's being said on this list correctly, Company H is being expected to pull the website they host for Company S (or else be blackholed), _even though no illegal or spam-generating activity is being generated on their network_. [...]

An interesting denial of service attach enabled by the RBL... -tjs