Re: [Asrg] RFC 6471 and "listing the Internet" as a punishment

["Emanuele Balla (aka Skull)" <[e-mail]>]

On 1/24/12 4:29 PM, David Romerstein wrote:
> On 1/24/12 10:19 AM, Emanuele Balla (aka Skull) wrote:
>> In truth there's
>> in point 3.3:
>>
>> «  Note: In Section 3.4, it is noted that some DNSBLs have shut down in
>>     such a way to list all of the Internet.  Further, in Section 3.5,
>>     DNSBL operators MUST NOT list 127.0.0.1.  Therefore, a positive
>>     listing for 127.0.0.1 SHOULD indicate that the DNSBL has started
>>     listing the world and is non-functional. »
>>
>> and again, in point 3.5:
>>
>> «  A functioning DNSBL MUST NOT list 127.0.0.1.  There are a number of
>>     mail server implementations that do not cope with this well, and many
>>     will use a positive response for 127.0.0.1 as an indication that the
>>     DNSBL is shut down and listing the entire Internet.»
> 
> "Listing 127.0.0.1" is not the same as "returning 127.0.0.1".

Damm. FAIL. :-D


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