Are the GCC lists intended to be open lists?

[Geoff Keating]

mike stump <mrs@windriver.com> writes:

> > Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:02:59 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Paul Koning <pkoning@equallogic.com>

> > I discovered that a "spam prevention" scheme was put into effect
> > that goes way beyond what is reasonable.
> 
> You can ask blackhole@five-ten-sg.com to add in an exemption for your
> email host.  Have yo done so?  If not, why not?  Explain the
> situation.  Explain that the gcc list uses his blacklist, explain that
> you are that host, explain that your IP address is static (I hope it
> is), explain that you don't spam, and that you wish to be exempted.
> It can't hurt.  If you can also tell him that you yelled at your
> sprint rep, that might be enough to get an exemption.

I also found my host on their blackhole list.  In my case, it was
because my host is connected to the internet via a cable modem; it
seems that this list includes all cable modem and DSL IP addresses
that the list owner could find.  I can't ask the list owner to unblock
my address because it changes occasionally; I don't have and can't get
a fixed IP address.

So, I'm inclined to agree with Paul in his statement.  I'm happy with
the way the situation worked out:

> I've given up and removed this RBL from the group of services
> employed on gcc.gnu.org/sources.redhat.com.

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org> <geoffk@redhat.com>