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+date: "2003-12-21T16:31:19Z"
+title: Stupid Spammers
+---
+
+<p>
+While <a href='http://www.unitedcolo.com/'>United Colo's</a> liberal <a
+href='http://www.unitedcolo.com/service.htm'>acceptable use policy</a>
+means we won't get booted for using naughty language, it means we also
+run the risk of getting penalized by the <a
+href='http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/sbl.lasso?query=SBL10326'>behavior of
+other machines on our subnet</a>.  On the other hand, it looks like spam
+<em>might</em> be prohibited.  At the very least, it's certainly
+discouraged.  Here's the relevant portions of their <a
+href='http://www.unitedcolo.com/service.htm'>acceptable use policy</a>:
+</p>
+
+<blockquote cite='http://www.unitedcolo.com/service.htm'>
+<p>
+(v) Utilize the Services to (A) forge the signature or other identifying
+mark or code of any other person, (B) impersonate or assume the identity
+or any other person, or (C) engage in any other activity (including
+"spoofing") to attempt to deceive or mislead other persons regarding the
+true identity of the User (excluding the use of anonymous remailer or
+Internet nicknames).
+</p>
+
+<p>
+...
+</p>
+
+<p>
+(viii) Utilize the Services to distribute, advertise or promote software
+or services that have the primary purpose of encouraging or facilitating
+unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+(ix) Utilize the Services to solicit or collect, or distribute,
+advertise or promote, e-mail address lists for the purpose of
+encouraging or facilitating unsolicited commercial e-mail or spam. 
+</p>
+</blockquote>
+
+<p>
+So, they don't explicitly prohibit mass-mailing, but they do prohibit
+spoofing, services and software that encourage spam, and using their
+servers to distribute addresses for spamming.  Whether or not that's
+good enough to reduce the <a
+href='http://www.spamhaus.org/'>Spamhaus</a> ban from a <code>/24</code>
+to a <code>/32</code> remains to be seen.
+</p>
+