Re: [anti-spam-wg@localhost] Spam-RBL, anyone?
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:59:10 +0000
On 9 Jan 2004, at 12:10, Anthony Edwards wrote:
In fact, you are not advertising any abuse related contact address in
arguably the most widely used database of abuse related contact
addresses, since:
anthony@localhost:~> whois -h whois.abuse.net ucd.ie
postmaster@localhost (default, no info)
There's are simple reasons for that.
First, domain names are not reliable for tracking spam.
The IP address is a more effective trail to follow.
Consequently, I am not convinced of the usefulness of posting
contact information as you suggest for our domain.
Secondly, the authoritative whois server for the 137.43/16
address block is currently the ARIN whois server, and will
soon be the RIPE server.
I don't see the value in trying to track which is the current
"most widely used database", when a well-known authoritative
contact database is provided by the local RIR.
I'm open to being convinced. A best-practice document endorsed
by the RIPE Anti-Spam working group would have significant weight
in convincing me.
VBR,
Niall O'Reilly