[Leaplist] SPAMCOP.net

[Mark W. Alexander]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 12:01:52AM -0400, Robert Tate wrote:
> On Sunday 30 March 2008 12:22, John Simpson wrote:
> > On 2008-03-27, at 2228, Robert Tate wrote:
> > >
> > > I have been using spamcop.net for a long time as part of my mail
> > > spam filter
> > > checks. NO MORE
> > 
> > please explain what "using spamcop.net ... as part of my mail spam
> > filter checks" means. do you have a spamcop.net email address which
> > forwards to a real mailbox? are you using the "bl.spamcop.net"
> > blacklist to filter your incoming mail? can you be more specific? (i
> > will assume you're using the spamcop blacklist.)
> 
> I probably used the wrong term. I had (now commented out) the following in my 
> sendmail.cf file:
> # DNS based IP address spam list relays.ordb.org
> #R$*                    $: $&{client_addr}
> #R$-.$-.$-.$-           $: <?> $(dnsbl $4.$3.$2.$1.relays.ordb.org. $: OK $)
> #R<?>OK                 $: OKSOFAR
> #R<?>$+<TMP>            $: TMPOK
> #R<?>$+                 $#error $@ 5.7.1 $: "Spam blocked see: \
>  http://ordb.org/lookup/?host="$&amp;{client_addr}
> 
> As well as similar sections for bl.spamcop.net, cbl.abuseat.org, 
> sbl.spamhaus.org and list.dsbl.org. 

Told ya ;)

Do not comment it out. Delete it. ordb.org closed down 2 years ago. They
started returning positive for EVERY IP last Thursday in an attempt to get
people to stop hitting their server for every mail received.

Seriously, if you ever accidentally uncomment that like you will blacklist the
entire internet:

 http://www.dnsbl.com/2007/02/status-of-relaysordborg-dead.html
 
 http://it.slashdot.org/it/08/03/25/2124224.shtml

mwa
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