[anti-abuse-wg] Hold time for abused address space - DNSChanger IP's reallocated

In my experience, lists managed through those principles tend to fall out of use relatively quickly and are therefore rather inconsequential for mail delivery.

Best regards

-lem

"lists at help.org" <lists at help.org> wrote:

>> We've ended up with IP space that had a "reputation" in the past
>
>Many of the "blacklist" operators are unreliable when correcting 
>errors/outdated info in their system.   The reports I get from people 
>are that blacklist operators are often arrogant and accusatory and they
>
>often disregard explanations because they think they know better. 
>Often 
>these operators have anointed themselves as some type of authority but 
>they rarely have any legal training and they often disregard other 
>policies (such as privacy policies) because they think their issues 
>trumps everything else.  These types often think their technical 
>knowledge gives some some type of elevated status and they accuse 
>everyone else of being spammers, too stupid to be on the Internet, and 
>demand everyone follow their rules, etc.