John @ netTRUST wrote:
While this idea is not totally without merit - the vast bulk of MX servers operated in NZ are owned by corporates, not ISPs.
So therefore I think that the database would be incomplete at best.
Is there any precedent / case studies for this concept implemented anywhere else in the world?
Perhaps the bulk of servers (of course, I'm not aware of any stats to back up your claim, but it sounds like a valid assumption) but where does the bulk of mail originate from? Also, is there zero spam from corporate servers? They get hacked/run as open relays/etc. a lot more than ISP servers (assumption based on your assumption of there being more corporate servers, and my additional assumption that ISP staff know how to secure servers a bit better than the accountant who figured out how to get Pegasus up and going). On that note, is there zero spam from ISP servers? I'd suggest not. -- Nathan Ward