Hypotheticians might want to look at jwhois, which is a caching whois client. Cache expiration time is configurable ...
On 05/08/2013 06:45 AM, Chris Santerre wrote: > RE: .pw / Palau URL domains in spam > > Hypothetically if one were running a reputation system and didn't want > to block all of a TLD like .pw, one could: > > Locally cache whois info > create a local rbl > check against a sending domain on the whois info based on both the > registrar and the creation date > > Created On:08-May-2013 05:24:04 UTC > Name Server:DNS1.REGISTRAR-SERVERS.COM > > Anything created in the last 3 days and by that registrar could be > blocked locally. > > Hypothetically :) > > --Chris > (My top posts smell like strawberries) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Prior [mailto:spr...@geekster.com] > > Sent: 2013-05-07 23:02 > > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > > Subject: Re: .pw / Palau URL domains in spam > > > *snip* > > > > > I blocked everything from TLD pw at the Postfix level so the > > email gets rejected > > without ever hitting spamassassin. > *snip* > > > Problem went away completely, sorry Palau. > > > > Steve > > >
