Wait, the ORBS Web site has it even better: Database Check - 202.46.160.18 202.46.160.18 is in our manual database for the following reason: www-wlg.domainz.net.nz - spam source, apparently blocking ORBS, attacks on ORBS amnd ORBS hosters. (9 February 2001) Database Check - 203.96.16.37 203.96.16.37 is in our manual database for the following reason: Actrix.gen.nz - delivery point for domainz.net.nz - apparently blocking ORBS, attacks on ORBS amnd ORBS hosters. (9 February 2001) Heh. So... what's the deal with the alleged attacks and Domainz spam? Is Actrix really blocking ORBS? I think we should be told. -- Juha :: -----Original Message----- :: From: owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: [mailto:owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz]On Behalf Of Don Stokes :: Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 6:06 PM :: To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: Subject: ORBS blocking Domainz servers :: :: :: Hello All, :: :: A heads-up for anyone using ORBS for spam filtering: :: :: ORBS has added the following manual entries to its database: :: :: 18.160.46.202.inputs.orbs.org IN TXT "Domainz.net.nz - Attacks :: on ORBS and ORBS hosters." :: 50.160.46.202.inputs.orbs.org IN TXT "Domainz.net.nz - Attacks :: on ORBS and ORBS hosters." :: 37.16.96.203.inputs.orbs.org IN TXT "Delivery point for :: Domainz.net.nz - Attacks on ORBS and ORBS hosters." :: :: These represent the hosts www.domainz.net.nz, office.domainz.net.nz and :: mail2.actrix.gen.nz respectively. The records were added on the 9th :: Feb 2001, according to the ORBS database web pages. :: :: The impact of this is that if a site is using ORBS for spam blocking, it :: will reject mail from the Domainz automated systems, including :: notifications of passwords, nameserver changes, reminders of accounts :: due and other automatically generated DRS notifications. It will also :: reject mail from the Actrix list server, which includes Domainz mailing :: lists, ISOCNZ mailing lists and presumably others. Normal customer :: service email should be unaffected, as these come from other Actrix :: hosts. :: :: Suffice to say, none of these addresses have been used to attack the :: ORBS service or systems, nor do the mail servers on these addresses :: relay spam or block ORBS queries. Email queries to ORBS by myself and :: Actrix staff have not elicited a reply. :: :: Unless ORBS decides to remove these records, anyone needing to to :: communicate (or having customers that may need to communicate) with :: Domainz should ensure that ORBS is not in use by their mail exchangers, :: or arrangements to bypass the blocks on the Domainz addresses are in :: place. :: :: -- don :: --------- :: To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: where the body of your message reads: :: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog