[AusNOG] [SHAME] spamrats.com

[Jacob Bisby]

I've seen a few lists employ similar tactics - as annoying as it is, in the end it's our responsibility to keep things like PTR and SPF records relevant and up-to-date to aid anti-spam efforts. 

A lot of providers make auto-generated PTR's, I've seen a spamlist (can't remember the name for the life of me now) that sometimes doesn't like this either and will blacklist you for the PTR record not matching the MX record.

I write it off as one of the many responsibilities running mail services seems to entail these days :-).

Regards,

Jacob Bisby | CCNA, HP AIS - (Network Infrastructure) 

-----Original Message-----
From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Paul Fraser
Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013 11:04 AM
To: julian at jdcomputers.com.au; ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [SHAME] spamrats.com

Not that I agree with it, but I thought this was pretty much the norm as a spam mitigation technique...

P.
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From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] on behalf of Julian DeMarchi [julian at jdcomputers.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 10 January 2013 12:57
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] [SHAME] spamrats.com

Heya,

I don't like to publicly shame[0] companies or services but today I have found a need too. There is an anti-spam company called Spam Rats[1].
They provide an RBL service and today is the first time I've seen them.
So thank god they seem to not be used much.

I'm emailing this list to advise of their listing pratices. They have listed a /24 of my companies for lack of PTRs in the range. Yes. Lack of PTRs in the /24 range. This is for co-lo customers. The range has a netural score on senderbase.

This is the first RBL I have seen list a /24 for lack of PTRs. Not for sending spam, but just PTRs alone. How do you explain this to your customer?

THeir removal process is also a joke. As we are "mass-listed" the normal removal process does not apply. I've used their contact form but doubt I'll get a response.

Please make 2013 the year you migrate away from Spam Rats if you choose to use this service[2].

regards,

Julian

0 - is ready to get flamed.
1 - http://www.spamrats.com
2 - these are my opinions only
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