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Re: [Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP - "collateral damage"

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Subject: Re: [Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP - "collateral damage"
From: Matthew Sullivan <matthew at sorbs.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:46:50 +1100
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Steve Atkins wrote:
> that a blacklist does not block email is... wrong.
>   

A bl[oa]cklist does not block email.
A listing on a bl[oa]cklist can cause email to be blocked.

A bl[oa]cklist without anyone using it will not cause any mail to be 
blocked.
A bl[oa]cklist without anyone using it is pointless.

The statement that 'a blacklist blocks mail' is... wrong.

/ Mat
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References:
- [Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP
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- Re: [Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP
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