Re: [cobalt-users] German ISPs (was: dip.t-dialin.net IP Range)

[baltimoremd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

On Thu, 3 May 2001, Jeffery L. JT Vogt wrote:

> >Was our position harsh? Yes.  Did we loose legit traffic? Yes. Did we make
> >a change at their end? Yes.   So, maybe your idea has merit.
> 
> Thom,
> 
> Thanks for your comments.  It's exactly on point.  As for the idea
> having merit, as was brought up with regrds to MAPS/RBL, it certainly
> works for *them* for curtailing spam.  Unfortunately, outside of you nad
> the mysterious "Chuck" there's been zero interest.

I have to admit, when I first broached the idea to our group, there was
a combination of negatives about cutting off Juno, similar to the ones
here about "most of Germany", and general inaction.

But, obnoxious soul that I am, I just kept on posting about it.

Perhaps, and I don't know how/if it could be done, a more interesting
approach would be to:

Allow access to port 80 so that web pages could be viewed
Allow access to those IP's where you know you have a customer who
requires access.

If the above could be done, then the bulk of the legit users could
access what they need, and the rest can go pack sand.

I would think that the conglomeration of smart folks on this list could
figure out how to do the above, if it's technically possible(and perhaps
even if it isn't).

thom

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