"J D Falk" <jdfalk(_at_)returnpath(_dot_)net> wrote:
And yet, if you ask pretty much any DNSBL user what a DNSBL is for,
they'll say it's for blocking mail.
If you're a little more explicit, they'll admit it's for advice on
which email to block.
If you ask anyone whose IP (or other identifier) has been listed
what the DNSBL did, they'll say it blocked their mail.
Or, it advised others to block their mail.
So, the core question: is this BCP written for the most repetitively
pedantic of anti-spammers (some of whom I see on this list -- hi,
guys!), or is it written for reasonable people?
The latter, which is not a reason for using imprecise terminology.
Seth
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