From: asrg-admin(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
[mailto:asrg-admin(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org]On Behalf Of Alan
Monaghan
Subject: RE: [Asrg] 7. Best Practices - DNSBLs - Article
So don't use their list. All of the block lists have problems. Some worse
than others.
If Spews did give any contact information, they would be out of business
in
a week as people try to take them to court for any number of things just
to
make them spend all their money and time.
The Register Article did not present any balance in the information nor
did
it show that the ISP in question is a problem for everyone.
Spews is working the only way it can right now. Again, if it doesn't work
for you, don't use it.
I agree, the Register article did show a lack of balance - it gave far too
much leeway to the bunch of irresponsible vigilantes that run Spews.
Other blacklists give contact information, and manage to keep their heads
above water. Of course the approach Spews takes to collateral damage (cause
as much as possible regardless of harm to their innocent victims, the end
justifies the means and screwing innocent parties is as good a means as any)
probably means they might be a bit more open to litigation than other
blacklists are.
I've never been quite 100% sure just how much truth that criticising Spews
often results in getting a large block of your ISP's addresses added to
their list - close, given the people who have told me that is what goes on,
but not quite 100%. Post hoc ergo propter hoc was never a valid argument and
there's always going to be at least one IP address in a /16 block that
someone's complained about sometime somewhere so maybe it's all just
coincidence after all.
Tom
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