Re: Blocking google IPs?

Noel Butler <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.mail.spam.spamassassin.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 21/02/2025 05:26, Alex wrote:

> Hi,
> What should the policy be on blocking Google IPs?
> 
> *  2.3 RCVD_IN_PSBL RBL: Received via a relay in PSBL
> *      [209.85.208.194 listed in psbl.surriel.com [1]]
> *  2.2 RCVD_IN_SENDERSCORE_30_49 RBL: Senderscore.org score of 30 to 49
> *      [209.85.208.194 listed in score.senderscore.com [2]]
> *  0.0 RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2 RBL: Average reputation (+2)
> *      [209.85.208.194 listed in wl.mailspike.net [3]]
> 
> These are IPs used by millions(?) of users that apparently have been 
> abused by enough to warrant the above to penalize them, but the 
> alternative is either having to welcomelist the sender or somehow 
> remove the IP locally from being checked. Both options are only after 
> they've been blocked at least once. And this is only one Google IP - 
> how many others could there be?
> 
> Ideas greatly appreciated.

No special treatment, if you need to, whitelist by sender, whitelisting 
google en mass is fraught with danger, they are in the top 3 biggest 
spam emitters of all time round these parts.

-- 
Regards,
Noel Butler



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[2] http://score.senderscore.com
[3] http://wl.mailspike.net
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