[AusNOG] SORBS DUHL blacklist

[Michelle Sullivan]

Peter Tiggerdine wrote:
> I guess the point I'm making is that SORBS is about getting rid of 
> spam to which their middleware is getting a lot of hits coming from 
> gmail MX's. We can't make a rule that says, if you're big enough then 
> it doesn't apply to you.
>
> I agree commerce needs to continue but we fight all the time for a 
> level playing field, this is no different. Yeah we allow the traffic 
> surely our attitude should be more about pressureing gmail to create 
> extra measures to combat it further.
>
>

and Google's answer was to pressure the C*s of the people who pay my 
wages to whitelist them unconditionally or issue press releases designed 
specifically to destroy *their* credibility. ('their' being the C*'s not 
Google)... that's what they think of the world in a nutshell.

*This* is why I stand my ground on them. (Note: I have implemented 
controls and checks to give the larger legitimate providers a more 
lenient policy in output spam, providing they engaged in actively 
terminating their spammers.  Microsoft signed up, Google refused... draw 
your own conclusions.)

Michelle

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Michelle Sullivan
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