My take on blacklists – what’s known, what’s misunderstood and what’s too good to be true
One of the stories that is circulating around the Internet this week is the announced imminent closure of the SORBS blocklist. Al Iverson of SpamResource has a good summary of it. SORBS has had its share of criticism in the past, however. From Wikipedia : Spam database removal procedure In order for IP addresses that have spammed in the past to be removed from the spam database, SORBS requires what it calls a "fine" in the form of a US$50 donation to a registered charity. This donation is only required for deletions from the spam database that have not expired automatically, and it is waived both for IP addresses that have been reallocated elsewhere or if the ISP implements outbound content-based spam countermeasures.
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My take on blacklists – what’s known, what’s misunderstood and what’s too good to be true
