zombie anti-spammers? fabulous

[rone]

Dear dr_strych9: please supplement my arguments against real-time blackhole lists with this delightful story about a blackhole list that came back to life fifteen months after its death and caused all its subscribers' incoming mail to bounce.

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[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

The point is that when you delegate your ability to accept email to a third party, one with whom you have no actual contract, anything unpleasant can happen when you least expect it. It doesn't have to be after 15 months of dormancy.

[dr-strych9.livejournal.com]

Would it be better if I bought the service agreement with the DNSBL I'm using, which so far seems not to be too bad?

[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

Yes, better.