On 02/08/2013 10:16 AM, Lutz Petersen wrote:
>
> Again:
>
> It is a very _bad_ idea to block hosts with the keyword dhcp in the rdns name.
> A lot of static hosts (hostingcenter etc.) have this keyword in their rdns and
> they all are static.
>
>> 74-142-212-17.dhcp.insightbb.com  (74.142.212.17)
>
> This is listed in the cbl. Only because blacklists need some short time to 
> detect
> emitting spam ips it is not worth to create filters that gives you al lot of 
> false
> positives.
>
> Lutz Petersen
>

I guess I was one of the unfortunate few who got the email before it was 
listed in the RBLs. :(

I see what you mean, given that all dhcp addresses aren't necessarily 
dynamic. I commonly use dhcp to assign fixed (non-dynamic) addresses.

I suppose that using the keyword "dynamic" would be safe. It wouldn't 
have caught this one though.

Thanks Lutz.

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'

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