SpamHaus DROP list

[Scott Silva]

on 10/17/2007 3:32 AM Kai Schaetzl spake the following:
> Scott Silva wrote on Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:43:36 -0700:
> 
>> I don't see any mention of the DROP list being in any zones on the spamhaus 
>> site. Can you verify this with some links to info?
> 
> Well, it should be part of it by definition as it is a subset of what is in 
> PBL. The FAQ tells the same: 
> http://www.spamhaus.org/faq/answers.lasso?section=DROP%20FAQ
> 
> Kai
> 
It looks like 2 different things. The PBL is contributed to by block owners 
that state what ranges of their address space shouldn't relay mail, and the 
drop list is created by spamhaus over hijacked or (completely controlled by 
spammers) space.

It looks like it will be much better when they get it into BGP routes with ASN 
numbering so ISP's can just choose to blackhole it easily.

With IP4 running out of numbers, someone needs to figure out how to get back 
all that "wasted" space to legitimate uses.
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