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Re: [Asrg] draft-irtf-asrg-bcp-blacklists-07 [re-send]

Seth <sethb@panix.com> Tue, 01 March 2011 21:11 UTC

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Kelly Molloy <kelly.molloy@gmail.com> wrote:

> The people who own the IPs listed in a DNSBL don't have a contract
> with the operator.  If you want to recover from them, use the
> courts. A DNSBL operator doesn't have standing to punish or fine
> anyone; they're not the police.

Listing in a DNSBL (that's used to the detriment of the listee,
e.g. for blocking email) is itself a punishment, and the DNSBL
operator clearly has standing to list in the DNSBL.

There's no "fine" involved in any case, because nobody is forced to
pay anything.

Seth

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