Patrick Ben Koetter via Postfix-users <postfix-users@postfix.org> wrote:
> * Michael Grimm via Postfix-users <trash...@ellael.org>: >> toganm--- via Postfix-users <postfix-users@postfix.org> wrote: >> >>> Maybe it would have been a better idea to check if the mail server is listed >>> in any rbl sites. >> >> If you really were in mailing business for some time you would know how RBLs >> work: They react, they do not read crystal balls! > > Nope. There are burned IPs that had been previously been used by spammers and > there are even complete ASes, owned by hosters that just don't seem to be > able / willing to get control over outbound abuse from their networks. True, and I have been bitten by that in the past, since I am running mailservers on OVH infrastructure 😡 > Regarding this it *does* make sense to check an IPs reputation *before* you > run a mail service using that IP. Yes, see above. > Besides that: I'd like to keep it classy. I don't see any reason to offend > anyone for a discussion over IP. I really didn't intend to offend anyone. But even after checking an IPs reputation one might end at a RBL after starting (out of a sudden a significant amount of) new mail traffic on a formerly clean IP. Happened to me before. Regards, Michael _______________________________________________ Postfix-users mailing list -- postfix-users@postfix.org To unsubscribe send an email to postfix-users-le...@postfix.org
