Re:Too bad (Score 1)

It is unfortunate that SORBS has gotten a bad rap. Although it has been plagued on the administrative side of things, its list was still helpful in detecting and removing spam.

Spoken like someone who's never had to deal with them in any capacity. SORBS was an arrogant list that was out of touch with reality and the problems administrators face. SORBS made far too many arbitrary decisions (like blocking netblocks because they LOOKED dynamic - without bothering to check) and caused real harm and damage to millions of people. They were an embarrassment compared to real lists like Zen/SpamHaus, SpamCop, etc who remained professional and logical and actually had policies and procedures to determine how they handled situations. SORBS felt and acted like a college-run side project. It was by no means professional. They even asked for (mandatory) donations to de-list. What the hell! They were a joke and any real admin stopped using them many years ago in favor of real solutions (DCC/Razor, real anti-spam lists, etc). Anyone who continued to use them was just doing themselves, their customers, and everyone else a disservice.