Ken Anderson wrote:
I've found it quite useful simply because nobody else has made this
data available
Arguably, part of the reason that DOB was needed is because URIBL &
SURBL weren't catching everything and/or were not listing new spammer's
domains fast enough and, certainly, DOB picks up some of that slack.
However, there is now a third major URI blacklist in the same league as
URIBL & SURBL that is more FP-save than DOB... and, in fact, at least as
FP-save as SURBL, and this newer URI blacklist catches many of the spam
domains missed by SURBL & URIBL.
This newer URI dnsbl is called "ivmURI", short for "invaluement URI
blacklist"
ivmURI isn't meant to replace SURBL & URIBL. But it complements them
well. All three lists, ivmURI, SURBL, & URIBL will all catch spammer
domains not found on the other two URI blacklists, which is why I use
all three in my own spam filtering. Frankly, there is not even a close
forth URI blacklist in terms of effectiveness and in terms of low FPs.
I believe that those who originally found a need to use DOB will find
that ivmURI does a better job of picking up the domains missed by both
SURBL & URIBL, while being more FP-safe and more reliable than DOB.
FOR EXAMPLE, SEE:
http://invaluement.com/results.txt
Unlike all of these other dnsbls I've mentioned, ivmURI does requires a
subscription for access. Contact me off-list for more details and for a
free trial.
Rob McEwen
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