Re: [computer-go] Asian software

[the Robot Vegetable <veg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> >>> <computer-go@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >>> 66.80.68.86 does not like recipient.
> >>> Remote host said: 554 Service unavailable; Client host 
> >>> [210.80.241.188] blocked using japan.blackholes.us; Japan blocked by 
> >>> japan.blackholes.us
> >>> Giving up on 66.80.68.86.
> >>
> >> So 66.80.68.86 is hosting.midvalleyhosting.com. It is also the address
> >> of mail.midvalleyhosting.com which is the MX record for
> >> computer-go.org. So I think we know where the block is.
> 
> For what I believe are legal reasons, blackholes.us does not list 
> spammers, but merely documents which IP addresses are allocated to which 
> countries and to which ISPs. There is a strong correlation between the 
> countries and ISPs they track and the countries and ISPs reputed to be 
> the sending source of spam.
> 
> http://www.blackholes.us/ says:
> 
> "Blackholes.us does not list spammers, spam supporters or vulnerable 
> hosts at the present time. These lists are meant to contain all known 
> networks assigned or allocated to the respective provider or 
> organizations within the respective country. Lists are created for 
> research purposes, primarily, and are made public for any use others see 
> fit."
> 
> This suggests that 66.80.68.86 is not blocking spammers, but all *.jp 
> addresses without discrimination, which certainly explains why Japanese 
> subscribers are having difficulties contributing to this list. 
> Presumably it is also blocking other countries listed on 
> http://www.blackholes.us/

Hi,
	Find below Jim's response.  I'll be at work today and we'll 
discuss it further.  There must be some finetuning available.  I for
one wouldn't mind removing it completely - I delete hundreds of emails
a day anyway.  I haven't looked at the list yet, but he seems to believe
that it is noy a blanket .jp block.  He didn't comment on .kr
	stay tuned

--Forwarded mail--
The person trying to post to the computer-go list from IP address 
210.80.241.188
 is being blocked because that persons IP address falls in the range of 
one
of the blackhole lists used to prevent SPAM.

If you browse to http://japan.blackholes.us you will see three links.. 
each 
link will make it clear that his IP is listed as being in a range of known
spam originating IP addresses.

If this person is not a spammer, I'd guess he/she is using an ISP that has 
a 
problem with spammers.

If this person has a static IP, I could see about making an exception for 
that IP
address. Otherwise, I'd have to take japan.blackholes.us out of my list of
rbl's....


 
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