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Re: Lawsuit threat against RBL users

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Rand)
Wed Nov 18 23:30:14 1998

From: dlr@bungi.com (Dave Rand)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:56:11 PST
In-Reply-To: Chris Williams's message on Nov 18, 22:37.
To: Chris Williams <psion@geekspace.com>, "nanog@merit.edu" <nanog@merit.edu>

[In the message entitled "Re: Lawsuit threat against RBL users" on Nov 18, 22:37, Chris Williams writes:]
> Company S(pam) has a web site, hosted on the servers of
> web-presence-provider Company P(rovider). Company S uses the services of
> Company X to send out massive loads of SPAM, with referencing the web
> site and even e-mail addresses hosted by Company H. Now, if I'm hearing
> what's being said on this list correctly, Company H is being expected to
> pull the website they host for Company S (or else be blackholed), _even
> though no illegal or spam-generating activity is being generated on
> their network_.
> Am I understanding this correctly?!?

You are understanding this correct.  Spam support services certainly
falls under the charter of the RBL.

See http://maps.vix.com/rbl/candidacy.html#ByAssociation

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