Is this not extortion? Geoff On Sun, Jun 05, 2005 at 12:54:27PM +0300, maillist wrote: > >Hi Markus, > > >Do you have any concrete examples or evidence of SORBS demanding a > >donation to remove servers from their published lists? That might be an > >interesting question from a legal perspective. > > >Geoff > > Hi > The fine is small but annoying (50$). "You inherited the netblock or address > after your provider moved a spammer" - why to pay them for something that > you havent done (or why pay them anyway anything)? > > Only proof is what I read from their website: > http://www.au.sorbs.net/faq/spamdb.shtml > *************** > How did I get listed in the first place...? Well there are a few > possibilities: > a.. You are a spammer who has spammed a SORBS spamtrap or admin. > b.. You are hosting DNS, webservices or mailservers (etc) for a > spammer that has spammed a SORBS spamtrap or admin. > c.. You are an innocent party that has been included in a wider > listing policy because your provider is happy to host spammer(s) that have > spammed a SORBS spamtrap or admin.¹ > d.. You had your machine hijacked by one or more spammers who have > spammed a SORBS spamtrap or admin. > e.. You have a machine with a virus or trojan that has spammed a > SORBS spamtrap or admin. > f.. You run an unsecure mailing list that has been used to spam a > SORBS spamtrap or admin. > g.. You inherited the netblock or address after your provider moved > a spammer. > SORBS will not delist you without paying the 'fine' for any of these > reasons. > > ¹ If you are part of a wider netblock that is blocked you are not > required to pay the SORBS 'fine' as the entry was not generated because of > your actions, however your netblock will not be removed until your upstream > removes the spammers. > > > > The 'fine' is US $50.00 and is designed to be small enough to so that the > home user will think twice about getting listed a second time, and small > enough to be a 'right royal pain in the butt' to any large company. The idea > being, that whether you are a multi-national company or a single home user, > you will think twice about getting relisted for any reason. > ********************* > > Markus >
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