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From: Cran Tindle-May (no email)
Date: Tue Feb 01 2005 - 05:14:47 EST
J.D. Bronson wrote:
> At 04:14 PM 1/28/2005, Rod Whitworth wrote:
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>> I know that you run OpenBSD so you can easily use pf tables updated by
>> a cron job to load up-to-date lists of Korean and Chinese IP ranges if
>> you want to block entire countries but I suggest you take a little
>> blue pill and chill out before trumpeting to the other ignoramuses
>> that those newly issued supernets are all going to spammers and that
>> blocking 124/8, 125/8 and 126/8 is just sooooooo easy.
>>
>> Like most things, it ain't that simple.
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> I have blocked a lot of countries and at this time have not had any
> invalid rejects. Everyone is certainly entitled to choose how deep they
> block email. My only point of this original email was to advise people
> of these new blocks.
>
> If someone wants to block them - they are free to. If not, thats fine too.
>
> YMMV.
>
> Jeff
How would you know if you have had invalid rejects or not? I don't
exactly pickup the phone when someone blocks my entire country, and
complain to them about it, maybe I should start.
Cran
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