[cobalt-users] Fw: SBL soon only available from sbl.spamhaus.org

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI: As it's been recently discussed on the list about how to set up
Sendmail to use the Spamhaus DNSBL in the Cobalt RaQ.

"Steve Linford" <linford@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:<linford-48BB4D.18463106082003@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>...
> If you currently use the SBL by querying the master zone
> sbl.spamhaus.org then you can ignore this message.
> 
> If you are using the SBL via 3rd party composite DNSBLs and not 
> directly
> from sbl.spamhaus.org, then please read this as the following change 
> affects your DNSBL setup.
> 
> For a long time the SBL has been available either directly from 
> Spamhaus
> (as sbl.spamhaus.org) or via 3rd party composite zones such as 
> relays.osirusoft.com (as spamhaus.relays.osirusoft.com) and 
> blackholes.easynet.nl which import SBL data from Spamhaus. This 
> distribution is now changing. In order to better manage SBL logistics,

> DNSBL zone and query traffic, from Monday 11 August 2003 the SBL
should 
> only be available from sbl.spamhaus.org.
> 
> The fact the SBL was available from multiple DNSBLs was causing some
> confusion, plus other small factors (such as the different zones
having 
> different build times - which for example meant that we'd tell someone

> an IP had been removed, but they'd contact us a few hours later to say

> it was still blocked), plus the likely emergence of further composite 
> lists which may add confusion, meant that it was time to make a change

> now rather than in a year or two.
> 
> So, if you are not using sbl.spamhaus.org but would like to continue
> using the SBL, please add sbl.spamhaus.org to your mail server's DNSBL

> list.
 
-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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