Re: iSeries Navigator Spam blocking?

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Judging from some of the info that David pointed to, I'd not use that 
"abuse@" address. I think all you'd get is more SPiced hAM, and at the very 
least you'd only get obfuscation and tap dancing.

JMHO
Vern

At 07:26 AM 12/1/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> Hi Tony -
>
> > Anyway, is there some way I can block the emails originating from
> > (69.6.49.x) and (69.6.50.x) ip addresses?  I'm trying to enter them in the
> > "connection restrictions" panel in OpsNav.  As long as I enter the complete
> > email address (hundreds of them), it works.
>
> Those two netblocks, which belong to "Opt-In Enterprises" are:
>
> 69.6.49.0/24 aka 69.6.49.0 255.255.255.0
> 69.6.50.0/24 aka 69.6.50.0 255.255.255.0
>
> I don't do this kind of thing so I'm don't know how you enter the ranges 
> in OpsNav but probably using the second format.  (I'm with those who 
> suggest that you do it at your firewall.)
>
> Both of those ranges are under "WholesaleBandwith Inc."  You could 
> probably block that entire netblock with what is often called "loseless 
> compression".
>
> 69.6.0.0/18 aka 69.6.0.0 255.255.192.0
>
> (This is not WholesaleBandwidth's only netblock.)
>
> With a name like WholesaleBandwidth I wouldn't expect it to do much good, 
> but they do have an abuse address listed of: abuse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> so you can register a complaint with them.
>
> Ken