[Asrg] draft-irtf-asrg-bcp-blacklists draft updated.

[SM]

At 10:07 05-06-2008, John Levine wrote:
> >I'm not sure about this: "DNSBL providers SHOULD NOT be held
> >   accountable in any way for the consequences of use of a DNSBL
> >   applied in an un-intended way."
>
>I believe that the example the authors had in mind is the Spamhaus
>PBL, which lists IPs that shouldn't be emitting mail directly to the
>net, but which can legitmately send mail by logging into a SUBMIT
>server and relaying through there.  A common config error on MTAs that
>are both MX and SUBMIT is to check the PBL before senders have a
>chance to log in, with the effect that roaming users can't send mail.

Does that mean that DNSBL providers are held accountable for the 
consequences of use of a DNSBL in an intended way?

   "It is the responsibility of the system administrators who adopt one
    or more DNSBLs to evaluate, understand, and make a determination of
    which DNSBLs are appropriate for the sites they administer."

The above sentence from Section 1.2 conveys the idea clearly.  The 
Section discusses about guidance for DNSBL Users.  It would be better 
to drop the "accountable" sentence.

Regards,
-sm