SpamHaus DROP list

[Hugo van der Kooij]

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Scott Silva wrote:
> 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.

That time would be better spend in migrating to IPv6. It is there. It is
alive. I use it mainly to communicate localy and to my hosted servers in
 differentl colo's.

Hugo.

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