Re: Re: OT: sorbs blacklisting scam

[Matthew Sullivan <matthew@sorbs.net>]

Thomas wrote:

> Matthew Sullivan wrote:
>
>
>         The one thing that pissed off a lot of people (and suprised me
>         because I have never had a listing at SORBS before, so I
>         couldn't have known) is the part about a the so to call
>         "delisting fine". Why are we forced to trust (SORBS) a
>         organisation in donating funds to a good case that we are
>         forced to provide to get delisted? SORBS has a financial
>         funnel to a random charity? How does this work? 
>
>
>     SORBS doesn't collect the money and forward it to charities - the
>     person paying the fine pays to a charity (or SORBS nominated good
>     cause) which will provide a receipt that SORBS admins can verify
>     independently (Yes there are some who forward fake receipts) 
>
> What happens when a charity has to pay the fine?

Its only happened once, and we let the Charity off upon proof that:

1/ They are a registered charity.
2/ Thay had fixed the problem.

On the other hand the Melbourne based company that markets itself as a 
charity when it is actually a non-profit and was supposedly a 'charity 
marketing company' that continued spamming was escalated and the listing 
followed it when it's ISP booted it.

Regards,

Mat