Security Basics: Re: RBLs for SPAM Control

[Alexis <bonobo () bigpond net au>]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 02:12 pm, you wrote:
> As a rule of thumb, most RBLS automatically list dynamic IPs used for dial
> ups / modem pools of ISPs as suspicious. Simply because any mail from a
> dynamic IP is considered unsafe, in RBL terms !
Interesting . . . . i wonder how many false-positives this creates? i would 
think it would be quite a few, given the number of people who send emails 
from dynamic IPs . . . .

> Nothing much you can do, other than ask your ISP to 1) add reverse DNS for
> the IP blocks and 2) try to get the IP block removed from the list(s)
*nod* Okay, thanks.

Alexis.