Japheth J.C. Cleaver <cleaver@redwire.net> wrote:
> Russ Nelson wrote:
> > Spamhaus's sbl-xbl is going away. Zen replacing it:
>
> Here's my problem:
> -----------------
> Per the site:
[...]
> Caution: Because ZEN includes the XBL and PBL lists, do not use ZEN on
> smarthosts or SMTP AUTH outbound servers for your own customers (or you
> risk blocking your own customers). Do not use ZEN in filters that do any
> ‘deep parsing’ of Received headers, or for other than checking IP
> addresses that hand off to your mailservers.
>
> So... what about those of us that *are* using sbl-xbl in either
> SpamAssassin-type rulesets (aka 'deep parsing'), or who do want top have
> SBL/XBL protection on our smarthosts and outbound smtp-auth'd customer
> servers (to prevent IPs infected with Outlook-setting-hijacking viruses
> from doing too much damage)?
How could SpamHaus do this to you, when you're paying them good money for the
service you want... oh wait, you're not paying them anything, so I guess
they're free to change it without consulting you.
Solution: switch to a different RBL provider. If none such exist, feel free
to start one yourself.
Charles
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