Discuss January 2005

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RFC: remove zone files from SURBL web site
by Jeff Chan 27 Jan '05

27 Jan '05

I'd like to get rid of the sc and ws bind and rbldnsd zone files from the SURBL web site and replace them with a note asking people to use rsync instead. Does anyone have any comments on this? We don't want people grabbing the zone files from the web site since rsync is so much more efficient. Probably I would check the web logs and try to contact some of the folks trying this also. Jeff C. -- "If it appears in hams, then don't list it."

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False positive? Ob.surbl.org
by Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

Hi I found what looks like a false positive in ob.surbl.org gm-linkMUNGED.com This is used by http://group-metrics.com for sending confirmation emails as part of their web service extension to GroupMail (http://infacta.com) I was about to start using the service for our own newsletter when I spotted the score. Michele Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd Hosting, co-location & domains http://www.blacknight.ie/ Tel. +353 59 9137101 http://www.blacknight.ie/specialoffers.html

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I couldn't resist.....
by Chris Santerre 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

http://www.merchantsoverseas.com/wwwroot/gorilla/SURBL.jpg :) --Chris

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RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas
by Chris Santerre 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

>-----Original Message----- >From: Theo Van Dinter > > >On Mon, Jan 24, 2005 at 09:55:01PM +0100, Frank Ellermann wrote: >> > "Oh you are from 'serbil'!" >> > Yeah, I had no idea people said it like that. Sounds like >> > gerbil with an 'S'! > >I think I'm one of the people he's talking about, but "Sir >Bull" ("serbil" >works too) is the version I've heard from pretty much everyone >(at least >US people...) > >It's an acronym, so I guess people could spell it out, but... >That takes too >long, and I'm lazy. ;) Thats what I've been doing the whole time. "S" "U" "R" "B" "L" :) Which has been a mouthful. I like the "sir bull" idea. It was more of a culture shock I guess. ;) --Chris

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RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas
by Matthew.van.Eerde＠hbinc.com 26 Jan '05

26 Jan '05

Chris Santerre wrote: > Very deep discussion with someone, who then stumped me > simply by asking me what udp stood for. :) Unreliable Datagram Protocol, naturellement ;) Matthew.van.Eerde (at) hbinc.com 805.964.4554 x902 Hispanic Business Inc./HireDiversity.com Software Engineer perl -e"map{y/a-z/l-za-k/;print}shift" "Jjhi pcdiwtg Ptga wprztg,"

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Here it comes!
by Chris Santerre 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Just got my first one today! Tax spam!! Get ready for the onslaught that is sure to follow this time of year. I'm thinking we may just see the possibility to Electronic Tax refund Phishing as well. Just something to start thinking about. --Chris

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RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas
by Chris Santerre 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

>-----Original Message----- >From: Doc Schneider [mailto:maddoc@maddoc.net] >Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 1:46 PM >To: Jeff Chan; SURBL Discussion list >Subject: Re: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas > > >Jeff Chan wrote: > >[snip] > >>>> >>>>It's an acronym, so I guess people could spell it out, but... >>>>That takes too >>>>long, and I'm lazy. ;) >> >> >>>Thats what I've been doing the whole time. "S" "U" "R" "B" "L" :) >> >> >>>Which has been a mouthful. I like the "sir bull" idea. It >was more of a >>>culture shock I guess. ;) >> >> >> "Sir Bull" is how I pronounce it, but there's probably no right or >> wrong way since we made it up. >> >> What matters is that folks use it. ;-) >> > >I always say just the letters when I'm referring to it. > >Having read all the posts I got a huge giggle from "Sewer Bill" >Think is should actually be "Sewer Bull", though. >And no reference in there to William (Bill) Stearns! HAR! > >I know it SURBL is an acronym but can't recall what it does stand for? LOL I forget things like that all the time. You get so used to calling it by acronym, you forget what it means. SpamAssassin URL Realtime Black List. (Sewer Bull) I once had a complete conversation explaining how to block udp traffic. Very deep discussion with someone, who then stumped me simply by asking me what udp stood for. :) Couldn't remember to save my life. --Chris (LOL @ Steeler fans!)

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RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas
by Matthew Wilson 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Chris, I'm sure by "thrown up", you don't mean literally "throw up"... ;) Matthew -----Original Message----- From: discuss-bounces(a)lists.surbl.org [mailto:discuss-bounces@lists.surbl.org] On Behalf Of Chris Santerre Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:08 AM To: 'Jeff Chan'; 'SURBL Discussion list' Subject: RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas >-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Chan [mailto:jeffc@surbl.org] >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:51 PM >To: SURBL Discussion list >Subject: Re: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas > > >On Monday, January 24, 2005, 5:35:32 PM, David Funk wrote: >> No, it's "sewer bill", the price that we have to pay to be able to >> flush the crap away. ;) > >LOL! ;-) > Dude that is great!! Should be thrown up on the surbl.org website as the "official" way to say it :) LOL @ Sewer bill! --chris _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss(a)lists.surbl.org http://lists.surbl.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

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RE: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas
by Chris Santerre 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

>-----Original Message----- >From: Jeff Chan [mailto:jeffc@surbl.org] >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:51 PM >To: SURBL Discussion list >Subject: Re: [SURBL-Discuss] MIT piranhas > > >On Monday, January 24, 2005, 5:35:32 PM, David Funk wrote: >> No, it's "sewer bill", the price that we have to pay to be >> able to flush the crap away. ;) > >LOL! ;-) > Dude that is great!! Should be thrown up on the surbl.org website as the "official" way to say it :) LOL @ Sewer bill! --chris

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MIT piranhas
by Chris Santerre 25 Jan '05

25 Jan '05

Well only one person mentioned URL blacklists in their presentation at MIT Friday. They simply mentioned they were one way to stop spam. (At one point I snuck up to the blackboard and wrote "SURBL.org" on it :) However in the hallways and during breaks MANY people got excited by my name tag. "Oh you are from 'serbil'!" Yeah, I had no idea people said it like that. Sounds like gerbil with an 'S'! Many people asked about hand checking and how we do it. I down played it an said we had a lot of data from another secret project that no one really know about. And that it helps us greatly. (I've BCC'd that project on this email so lets watch those replies people!!!) Anyway, the word "secret" seems to send people into a feeding frenzy of questions and "Can I join?" verbal diarrhea. To which I have to say, "If everyone joined, it wouldn't be a secret!" I just found that interesting. Lots of people happy with SURBL. And some possible connections of sharing data with other people. I'll speak more about that off list. I'll make another post reviewing the whole MIT conference. Chris Santerre System Admin and SARE/SURBL Ninja http://www.rulesemporium.com http://www.surbl.org 'It is not the strongest of the species that survives, not the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.' Charles Darwin

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