Valid concerns, but not that important. Couple of points:
Spamhaus lost that suit because they are a UK service, and
thus did not
see it necessary to defend themselves in the US. That was
essentailly a
default loss. I'd not put any stock in future decisions
based on that
precedent.
Secondly, we do not do any blocking with the DNSBH. We make
recommendations that all sorts of folks can use for whatever
they like.
We do recommend they use these to block traffic, but that's
an action
taken by the local admin. And that local admin has 100%
absolute right
to block or allow anything on their net and computers.
So, overall I don't think we're at much of any risk. And
we're a small
fry in the larger picture. Maybe most importantly, we don't
have any
cash behind us to come and get. 
Matt
David Glosser wrote:
> Matt should speak about this in more detail.....
>
> BH DNS is a reporting service--we only report domains
catagorized
> elsewhere as malware.
>
> The "domains.txt" file contains the original
URL reference of where the
> domain was catagorized as malware. Usually it's a major
malware
> reference site (symantec, trend, webhelper, sunbelt,
etc.) or the
> Internet Storm Center.
>
> When a domain is "delisted" at the original
reference, then the domain
> is also "delisted" (by commenting it out with
a "#" sign) in the
> "domains.txt" file.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack
Pepper"
> <pepperjack doctorunix.com>
> To: <bleeding-sigsbleedingsnort.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bleeding-sigs] BHDNS Visibility [was]
WebViewFolderIcon ...
>
>
> Quoting David Glosser <david_glosseryahoo.com>:
>>
>> Nice mention of Blackhole DNS:
>> On the network side it might be worth considering
taking control of
>> hostname lookups on your network through a
technique like
>
> I have been worried about what would happen to bhdns if
it someday got
> too "visible". It is probably time to
consider moving it to Australia
> or the UK. The recent ruling against spamhaus and the
letigious
> activism of the "direct email marketing
industry" make it apparent how
> vulnerable bhdns is. It will soon be unsafe to operate
bhdns from
> inside the US.
>
> If any US-based readers are unaware of the current
legal trends, you
> can google for 'spamhaus lawsuit' or
'EMARKETERSAMERICA.ORG' or 'spews
> lawsuit'. It is a trend. Get bhdns out of the US
before they file
> against you.
>
>
> jp
>
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