TechTheft

Building a DNSBL
Books:
  Spam Wars
  Building a DNSBL

Projects:
  Global WHOIS
  DNSBL Scan
  TTBL
  RBL Registry

General:
  NANAE Advice
  Network Tools
  Humour

Login



Forgot Password?

Chapter 1: Introduction and Rational
  1. What is a DNSBL?
  2. Known DNSBLs
  3. Reasons for DNSBLs Existing
  4. Reasons against starting a DNSBL.
  5. Scope of this document
Chapter 2: End-User and Victim Support
  1. How to use a DNSBL
  2. Collateral Damage
  3. 'Innocent' Victim Options
Chapter 3: Architecture
  1. Basic Structure
  2. DNS Access: rbldnsd or rbldnsd with bind caching
  3. Technical Standards for Public Lists (Testing Entries and Implementation of Clients)
  4. Simple Text Lists
  5. The Database
  6. Addition Processes
  7. Evidence & Policy Publication
  8. Removal Processes
Chapter 4: Quality and Security of Service
  1. Policies
  2. Seeding
  3. Legal Defences and Free Speech
  4. Uptime Stability (Technical Defence)
Chapter 5: Interesting Views on the Spam Problem
  1. Media Darwinism - Stephen Satchell