Re: [SLUG] Mail return - what does it mean? - where can one get blacklisted domains?

From: patrick grantham (pwgrant@cssi-fl.com)
Date: Fri Jun 28 2002 - 20:10:01 EDT


I would love to added a major listed of blacklisted domains to my growing
list rejected domains. Does anyone know where I can obtain such a list?

On Friday 28 June 2002 19:13, you wrote:
> I guess Martha Stewart's comment on this would be:
> "This is not a good thing."
> Smitty
>
> On Friday 28 June 2002 17:28, you wrote:
> > On Fri, 28 Jun 2002, Smitty wrote:
> > > I understand. Actually, could an open relay also be used by a
> > > malicious hacker to relay a DOS attack?
> >
> > Yes -- the technique would to be so set up a N stage open
> > relay source routed loop, and let it bounce around the loop
> > until it bounce returned, growing in size as it went.
> >
> > -- or forged sender death threats to a third party, or to
> > anonymously and deniably transfer child pornography.
> > Substitute the bad example of your choice here.
> >
> > With SMTP-AUTH, there is no good excuse for running an open
> > relay. SMTP-AUTH allows an upstream to receive email from its
> > authorized senders for relay, and from no-one else.
> >
> > -- Russ Herrold



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