At 9:27 AM -0700 5/12/01, Warren Michelsen imposed structure on a
stream of electrons, yielding:
>Not long ago there was discussion about ORBS being a bit more
>flexible and returning different results in the
>127.0.0.2-127.0.0.255 range depending on the status of the host
>queried for. Unfortunately, as I peruse the options, I don't see how
>I can use MAPS as I am now and just enough ORBS to get what I want
>since they both return results in the 127.0.0.2-127.0.0.255 range. I
>might want 127.0.0.3 blacklisted for MAPS but not for ORBS, for
>example. I don't, for example, want to block mail from hosts that
>simply block ORBS relay tests -- ORBS result 127.0.0.3. But if I
>remove 127.0.0.3 from my blacklist, I lose MAPS DUL blocking
>functionality. (If I understand this correctly.)
As I understand it, the split of the ORBS list into 7 (?) different
zones makes this theoretically unnecessary, since the different zones
are supposed to have different meanings. See the ORBS site for
details.
caveat: personally, I wouldn't use ORBS for anything, as Alan Brown
has proved himself a liar in how he manages the ORBS lists repeatedly
and recently. As far as I can tell, all being on any of the ORBS
lists means is that the IP in question may either be involved in spam
or be controlled by someone who Alan thinks has given him a dirty
look, possibly in a previous life.
>Why can't MAPS and ORBS stake out different ranges within
>127.0.0.2-127.0.0.255 for their respective results so we can pick
>and choose among "services" offered?
The chances of MAPS and ORBS agreeing on anything that actually
requires civil discussion are similar to the chances of my being the
next Pope.
>I make a habit of using Spam Cop to report every spam that gets
>through my current SIMS RBL settings. Invariably, Spam Cops reports
>that these messages would have been blocked by ORBS. I want to add
>ORBS checks but I don't want to overdo it, as ORBS has previously
>been reported to do.
>
>If you're using ORBS, how much are you using -- which results have
>you blacklisted? Just curious.
In theory the 'outputs' zone is the cleanest. In practice, there has
been a recent (April) report of Alan still playing games by tossing
untestables into that zone for no reason.
--
Bill Cole
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