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[SHAME] Spam Rats
- Subject: [SHAME] Spam Rats
- From: julian at jdcomputers.com.au (Julian DeMarchi)
- Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:10:48 +1000
- In-reply-to: <CAArzuosdf8rb_=5+Tf0omY_Yq7bF4rygsKNkh2QfkHCnSVUgOA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/10/2013 01:06 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> Who uses it? Or did you see your IP listed in one of those multiple dnsbl
> query sites and contacted them on general principles even though you didn't
> see any actual bounced email that could be traced to a spam rats listing?
Customers use the range. They had a complaint to us that the IP was
listed by spamrats and thus the issue made it to my queue.
> That said, it is best practice to set ptr records even for your unassigned
> ip space
Mail servers do need to have PTRs, but it is my _choice_ if my hosts
that do not send mail have PTRs or not. I would not expect anyone to
block my /24 for lack of PTRs on non-mail-sending hosts.
--julian