[143152] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: [BULK] Re: SORBS contact
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Eisenberg)
Sun Jul 31 00:16:29 2011
From: Nathan Eisenberg <nathan@atlasnetworks.us>
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:16:23 +0000
In-Reply-To: <4E34CA02.9080800@sorbs.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> A valid and well put argument. I don't know what we do with stuff to
> webmaster@ however I do know that it is possible that messages to it
> will go into the spamtrap system. (the spamtrap system has multiple
> entry points, and a mail going in does not guarentee a listing, but it
> is likely, especially if the message is repeated to multiple addresses
> and therefore is 'bulk'.)
Respectfully, I'm unconvinced that fewer than 10 recipients (sending to web=
master and cc'ing netops) constitutes sending in 'bulk'. For instance, USP=
S requires 200 recipients for standard mail to classify such mail as 'bulk'=
[1]. That number seems quite high to me, but then again, 2-10 seems quite =
low.
In the past, I've had a heck of a time getting blocks delisted from SORBs -=
even getting a PI assignment removed from the DUHL, which isn't even a lis=
t of abusive blocks, was tough. Again respectfully, if so many operations =
people have a problem with the way SORBS operates, doesn't that represent a=
valid concern? Operators constitute the bulk of your users, and they are,=
by and large, frustrated. The fact that they are trying to reach out via =
other methods should tell you something - and it isn't that the operators a=
re doing it wrong (and should therefore be punished).
Writing as a human, not as my employer,
Nathan Eisenberg
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[1] - http://pe.usps.com/businessmail101/getstarted/bulkmail.htm