What's the ORBS database?  How does one find it?

Ray Olszewski wrote:

> My original attempt to post this message failed. Apparently my new ISP
> (pacbell.net) is in the ORBS database as an open relay, and apparently vger
> now uses the ORBS database to screen incoming mail. I'm using a VERY
> temporary workaround to try to get this message through, but until this
> problem gets solved somehow -- and the cost of changing ISPs is too great
> for me to solve it that way -- I'll have to bid you a (temporary) goodbye.
>
> Are others of you who use pacbell.net experiencing similar problems (new as
> of Sunday morning, in my case)?
>
> >Return-Path: MAILER-DAEMON
> >Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 12:04:20 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Internet Mail Delivery <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Delivery Notification: Delivery has failed
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >X-Rcpt-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >This report relates to a message you sent with the following header fields:
> >
> >  Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >  Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 12:05:02 -0800
> >  From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >  To: "Sergio (Serge) Rey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> >   Linux Newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >  Subject: Re: Disk thrashing, how to diagnose, fix
> >
> >Your message cannot be delivered to the following recipients:
> >
> >  Recipient address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >  Reason: Message rejected; bad initial status.
> >  Diagnostic code: smtp; 553-Open relay - see
> http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=206.13.28.123 If you feel we mistreat
> you, do contact us. Ask HELP for our contact information.
> >  Remote system: dns; vger.rutgers.edu
> (TCP|206.13.28.123|64370|128.6.190.2|25) (Open relay - see
> http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=206.13.28.123) (If you feel we
> mistreat you, do contact us.) (Ask HELP for our contact information.)
> >
> >Original-envelope-id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Reporting-MTA: dns; mta2.snfc21.pbi.net
> >
> >Action: failed
> >Status: 5.0.0 (Message rejected; bad initial status.)
> >Original-recipient: rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Final-recipient: rfc822;[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Remote-MTA: dns; vger.rutgers.edu (TCP|206.13.28.123|64370|128.6.190.2|25)
> > (Open relay - see http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=206.13.28.123)
> > (If you feel we mistreat you, do contact us.)
> > (Ask HELP for our contact information.)
> >Diagnostic-code: smtp; 553-Open relay - see
> > http://www.orbs.org/verify.cgi?address=206.13.28.123 If you feel we mistreat
> > you, do contact us. Ask HELP for our contact information.
> >Return-path: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Received: from tcp-daemon by mta2.snfc21.pbi.net
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> >Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 12:05:02 -0800
> >From: Ray Olszewski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Disk thrashing, how to diagnose, fix
> >X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: "Sergio (Serge) Rey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > Linux Newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Message-id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >MIME-version: 1.0
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> >
> >The first thought that comes to mind is that, when running Gnome, your
> >system is making more use of swap space than otherwise. How much memory does
> >your system have in it? If you run "free" before and after starting Gnome,
> >how does the reported use of swap space change? Most basic, is the system
> >sufficiently slow to make plausible the idea that it is using swap space
> >heavily?
> >
> >At 11:01 AM 1/9/00 -0800, Sergio (Serge) Rey wrote:
> >>
> >>I notice a difference in disk utilization between running at the console
> >>and running under Gnome. Under the console the disk light comes on about
> >>once every 2 minutes or so, while under Gnome, this happens more
> >>frequently say every 5-15 seconds. I don't notice any performance slowdown
> >>running apps under Gnome, but I'm wondering if this increased disk
> >>utilization is something that I should fix (i.e., is it a problem) or is
> >>it normal?
> >
> >------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> >Ray Olszewski                                        -- Han Solo
> >Palo Alto, CA                                   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >----------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski                                        -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA                                    [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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