[Asrg] Round 2 of the DNSBL BCP - domain test name

SM sm at resistor.net
Sat Apr 5 01:47:27 PDT 2008


At 15:03 04-04-2008, John Levine wrote:
>My inclination would be to decree that DNSBL.TEST is the test name for
>domain name BLs.  No matter what string we use, there will always be
>the possibility of a false alarm if it's used by scanners that recognize
>it without the http:// punctuation.  There's no way around that, so I
>wouldn't worry about it.

I suggested test instead of dnsbl.test as it's less likely to be 
parsed as a URL.  It's better to avoid the underscore as well as it 
can always be registered as a service name in future. Nowadays, a 
scanner doesn't only identify parts with a http:// as it's common to 
see links such as www.example.com or www.example which rely on MUA 
and browser behavior to get to the site with a click.

Regards,
-sm 



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