> On 2024-01-19 at 15:42:49 UTC-0500 (Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:42:49 -0800)
> Randolf Richardson, Postmaster via mailop
> <postmas...@inter-corporate.com>
> is rumored to have said:
>
> > Spamhaus makes the DROP data available (which I believe is also
> > included in their SBL), which is useful for using firewalls to just
> > block or ignore connections from the worst offenders:
> >
> > DROP Advisory Null List :: The Spamhaus Don't Route Or Peer
> > Lists
> > https://www.spamhaus.org/drop/
> >
> > UCE Protect also has level 3 listings for the worst offenders,
> > although I don't recall the list being downloadable for firewall use:
> >
> > UCEPROTECT Blacklist Policy LEVEL 3
> > https://www.uceprotect.net/en/index.php?m=3&s=5
>
> It is important to understand that theses are RADICALLY DIFFERENT
> DATASETS.
>
> Spamhaus DROP is a fairly small list of address blocks (supplemented by
> the even smaller EDROP) that one can expect NO friendly traffic from. NO
> ONE should see any collateral damage from using DROP.
I didn't know about EDROP. I'll have to look into that. Thanks!
> UCEPROTECT L3 is an intentional collateral damage list. If one COULD use
> it as a router blocking list, one would not perceive the Internet to be
> functional.
Indeed. Blocking with UCEPROTECT-L3 would certainly be a BOFH move.
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