I absolutely agree with you. I see this as a level of control that someone or some company has over the industry of email. Such list should be maintained by a non-profit group of authorities in various industries, including members such as domain owners. JFM On Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM Ron via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote: > Katie via linux wrote on 2025-12-21 13:20: > > > In my case, the relevant blacklists were: UCEPROTECTL2 UCEPROTECTL3 > > > > I do wonder, at what point is being blacklisted considered a > > business- level "attack" or malicious activity against a small or > > medium business? > > Regarding the UCEPROTECT lists, I'd say that time is in the past. > > > According to the links someone posted earlier about those lists, they > can almost be used to filter out email providers that rely on them as > incompetent, negligent, or just careless. > > Anyone using an email provider who relies on those should basically be > informed of the problem and told to complain to their provider and/or > find another one. > > > Harsh, but fair. > > My 2¢. > > > To unsubscribe send a blank message to linux+unsubscribe [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To get help send a blank message to linux+help [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org > To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org > >