On 12/4/2018 12:14 PM, Jim Popovitch wrote:
2. One disadvantages of "zero spam" in a BB/mail-list with world wide
members is the high prospect of false positives. The possibility of
penalizing a contributor based on their ISP or neighborhood would be
counter productive.
Can you cite an example where a legitimate contributor's email was
blocked based on their ISP or neighborhood where 1) the ISP wasn't
voluntarily listed in the PBL, and 2) the "neighborhood" was not a known
cesspool of spammers?
-Jim P.
Of course not! Members of any list would not see a blocked contributor,
and therefor not be in a position to evaluate their legitimacy.
But personally I have been blocked by HotMail, because my host/VSP with
(un-shared) fixed IP is in a "Bad IP block." A quick review of
SpamCop/TALOS spamassassin, and others didn't find a listing for the /16
block in question. The closest I (or anyone using email at one of the
domains I manage/host) come to spam is as treasure of a non-profit. I
send financial reports to the other board members ~~ one board member
has a HotMail account. So who knows why my IP was blocked until I
objected. It is anecdotal, yet a citation you requested.
But enough clutter.
Lou
