Re: [alan@SPRI.Levels.UniSA.Edu.Au: [postmaster@sourceware] qmailsetup problem for binutils list]

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@cygnus.com>]

Gerald Pfeifer wrote:
> 
> On 28 Jul 2000, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> > I believe there is an RBL address you can use to only test for sites
> > which have been shown to relay.  I think it is output.orbs.org.
> 
> This looks like a good compromise!
> 
> The first is a real open relay, which is indeed listed by outputs
> 
>   taygeta[84]:~/x% host -a 16.56.236.132.outputs.orbs.org
>   16.56.236.132.outputs.orbs.org  A       127.0.0.3
>   16.56.236.132.outputs.orbs.org  TXT     "Open relay output - see....
> 
>   taygeta[85]:~/x% host -a 1.111.15.203.outputs.orbs.org
>   1.111.15.203.outputs.orbs.org does not exist (Authoritative answer)
> 
>   taygeta[87]:~/x% host -a 1.111.15.203.relays.orbs.org
>   1.111.15.203.relays.orbs.org    A       127.0.0.4
>   1.111.15.203.relays.orbs.org    TXT     "Telstra - spam haveners....
> 
> The final two are for the IP that started this thread. It seems this is
> the behavior we want..

Please do this.

To give this context, black listing telstra is roughly equivalent to
black listing AT&T on the grounds that Tele-marketers use AT&T exchanges
to route their phone calls.

	Andrew