[svlug] OT: I live in an email ghetto - Brian Bilbrey, email rejected

[Karsten M. Self]

on Sat, Apr 26, 2003 at 07:31:29AM -0700, Todd Lyons (todd at mrball.net) wrote:
> Old thread I know, but...
> 
> Karsten M. Self wanted us to know:
> 
> >> >     The IP address 81.108.149.163 does not appear on the MAPS RBL.
> 
> I did not say RBL (Realtime Blackhole List for spam), I said DUL (Dial
> Up List).  But it's ok, I won't spew my low-grade info to your list.

<pedantic>
The IP in question shows up in no spam-origins related list, including 
but not limited to the RBL or DUL, *except* for the dialup equivalents
list previously mentioned.
</pedantic>

> >Which shows the address as an NTL "dialup equivalent".  Cable, however, 
> >isn't dialup.  And there are no other listings for this address.  DSL / 
> >dynamically allocated IPs are not DUL.
> 
> It is if they are using the same radius equipment to authenticate and 
> assign you an IP as the dialup users.  In the case of DSL, it's not
> called PPPoE for nothing.

    $ host 81.108.149.163
    163.149.108.81.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer
    pc3-midd5-4-cust163.midd.cable.ntl.com.

<renault type="shocked, shocked">
Gee, couldn't even be bothered to do a host lookup to determine the
connection type.
</renault>

Peace.

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