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Re: RBL report..



On Sun, Mar 26, 2000 at 04:00:54PM +0200, Nils Jeppe wrote:
> > Given every report I've heard to the contrary, I'm not sure I believe
> > that.  I've also been told that there are cases where their tests produce
> > false positives.
> 
> I don't see how you can create a false positive on a relay test. Either
> the message gets through, and you're an open relay, or it doesn't, and
> you're fine. It's quite simple, really.

Or it appears to have been accepted and goes nowhere.  I've seen a setup
or two like this specifically for the purposes of tracking who was trying
to use the relay...

ie, one rabid anti-spam group blacklisted another because their methods
happened to conflict.  It's rather amusing to say the least.
Unfortunately, it demonstrates that ORBS is a little more indiscriminant
than perhaps is good.

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