Thomas Cameron writes:
> Good luck.  SPEWS completely sucks - I have a client in a very similar
> situation, and my requests on news.admin.net-abuse.email only got me called
> all kinds of nasty names.  The gist of the responses I got was "If you do
> business with an ISP that allows spam, allowed spam, or had anything to do
> in any way, shape or form with a spammer, then screw you - you've gotten
> what you deserve."
> 
> That kind of militant attitude does not help the anti-spam movement.  I
> cannot tell you how unimpressed I was, and am, with the people in that
> group.

Thankfully, I think news about this situation is now getting out --
as far as I know most places don't use SPEWS any more.  (SpamAssassin
doesn't, for one.)

Doug -- the SBL (which is more serious) is a lot easier to get off,
thankfully.  I don't think Stata Labs' antispam credentials are in
much doubt ;)

--j.


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