Re: [Semi-OT,important] ORBS globally blocks users of these lists

From: Matthias Andree (ma@dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de)
Date: Mon Jan 17 2000 - 15:10:42 EST


"Khimenko Victor" <khim@sch57.msk.ru> writes:

> It's not possible since ABOVE.NET choose to block ORBS. If systems @ ABOVE.NET
> are blacklisted it's ABOVE.NET fault, not ORBS fault.

ORBS has NO MEANS, NO RIGHT and NO JUSTIFICATION to block domains just
because they do not co-operate. Period. They may block relaying hosts
within @above.net, but the approach is wrong. In dubio pro reo.

> Not dozen peoples. Just city's head. And they DO NOT SHOOT them. They just
> refuse to speak with them till policy is not changed. It's what US goverment
> is doing all the time: "we will not speak with you till you'll do this and
> that". If it's Ok for US goverment why it's not Ok for ORBS ?

Because they are telling OTHERS not to speak to the defendants.

> > Is generic blacklisting right?
>
> If there are no choice then yes.

This will lead to the point where spammers and careless administrators
rule who can send mail and who cannot. This is wrong.

-- 
Matthias Andree

Hi! I'm the infamous .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread!

- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Jan 23 2000 - 21:00:16 EST