However, another take on this..
We have long been planning on a IPv6 MTA registry, where those wanting
to run MTA's on IPv6 could register as a certified operator, eg. a
legitimate party with proper abuse contacts etc..
DNSBL on IPv4 works well enough, but for the IPv6 size, it is more
effective to use a registry model, eg where an operator can say we only
accept MTA traffic from IPv6 addresses that are contained in the registry.
No different than getting a Dun and Bradstreet in the older days..
But justifying allocating resources for this project, it is hard to come
up with a model that would work, we only have so much free cash flow for
altruistic projects that benefit the community..
And while it would not really be nice to have any form of payment
preventing parties from conducting email services on IPv6, the idea of a
'paid' registry might make such a project more viable.
On 2019-01-08 10:12 a.m., Rob McEwen wrote:
On 1/8/2019 12:43 PM, Jim Popovitch via mailop wrote:
For everyone who says "extortion" is it not
legitimate to question their motives for saying so? Let me be clear,
the folks that I hear make the extortion claim, all provide competitive
offerings or sell fee-based deliverability consulting services. O.o
When a play-for-play DNSBL claims, "trust us, we're NOT allowing
pay-for-play to influence our blacklisting decisions" - no matter how
true that statement is - or how ethical is that DNSBL - such a claim
itself is involves a biased conflict of interest. This is why many
consider it an unethical practice - no matter how ethical the
organization is (or seems to be) which attempts that business model.
And for anyone considering that business model - keep in mind that
running a DNSBL is already dangerous enough - since you're already (in
some cases) harming the incomes of organized-crime organizations. Then
considered that such criminals (whose income is harmed by
blacklistings!) might be even MORE "triggered" by the "pay up, or you'll
stay blacklisted" message. I didn't even want to say this because you'll
probably say, "Rob, you're just trying to scare off the competition" -
but I can't let this go unmentioned because anyone who might to down
that path needs to have been warned - so that they'll at least take
precautions.
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