Spamhaus RBLs

[Alex Broens]

On 10/20/2008 3:05 PM, Matt Hayes wrote:
> ram wrote:
>> On Mon, 2008-10-20 at 10:08 +0100, Chris Hardy wrote:
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> Is it me, or are the spamhaus RBL lists not responding today?
>>> I cannot ping zen.spamhaus.org or xbl.spamhaus.org - DNS says unknown host
>>>
>>> I've tried this from multiple ISP connections.
>>>
>>> This has resulted in a much larger increase in spam getting through to 
>>> my systems.
>>
>> AFAIK Spamhaus offers its datafeed by rsync for free , for non
>> commercial use for a small number of users 
>>
>> Just set up a local rbldnsd and get the feeds. And the performance will
>> be much better
>>
>>
>>
> 
> I thought the feed was pay to use no matter what?  if it isn't, I'd like
> information on that.

I honestly doubt you'd get a free rsync (PBL+PB+XBL= +80MB) and if 
you're off their radar, why even worry with rsync lag and extra stuff to 
deploy & manage?

....but Spamhaus.org's FAQ is probably the better place to find out.