Posted on: October 30, 2024, 11:23 am

I’m happy to announce RBLProxy, a public DNSBL proxy available at rblproxy.clientnshosting.net. RBLProxy acts as a DNSBL scoring system—a feature missing from most email software. RBLProxy can be used as a single, streamlined solution, replacing the need for multiple individual DNSBLs in your configuration.

Here’s how it works:

When you query rblproxy.clientnshosting.net with an IP address (in reverse format), RBLProxy checks the IP against several reputable DNSBLs like Spamhaus, Spamcop and others. If multiple lists flag the IP, indicating a high-risk consensus, RBLProxy will block it by returning an A record of 127.0.0.2 and a TXT record stating, “IP is blacklisted due to presence on multiple RBLs”. If the IP doesn’t meet the high-risk threshold, the response will show NXDOMAIN, meaning the IP is likely safe.

This scoring approach ensures that only IPs flagged by multiple sources are blocked, which drastically reduces false positives while maintaining strong protection against spam. RBLProxy is free and open for integration with low volume email servers, spam filters, or custom security scripts. It’s super easy to use and highly effective — try it out, and feel free to share your feedback!

This is a personal project I developed and am sharing to help make the internet a safer place. It’s provided openly and, of course, as-is.

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Updates - November 4, 2024:

Implemented validation checks and scoring for PTR hostnames.

Integrated domain blacklist checks and scoring on PTR hostnames.

Added a scoring mechanism for spammy TLDs (Top-Level Domains) associated with PTR hostnames.

These updates provide more robust filtering and improve the accuracy.

Posted on: October 28, 2024, 5:25 am

The Harry Potter series is full of lessons that resonate with people of all ages. Here are some real-life lessons we can learn from the characters, stories, and challenges they face:

1. Love and Sacrifice: The entire story is driven by the love Harry's mother, Lily, showed by sacrificing herself for him. It reminds us that love, especially selfless love, is one of the most powerful forces and can leave a lasting impact.

2. Friendship and Loyalty: Harry, Hermione, and Ron show that true friends stand by each other through thick and thin. Their loyalty, trust, and support are key to overcoming their challenges. It's a reminder that genuine friendship is invaluable.

3. Courage Isn’t the Absence of Fear: Characters like Neville and even Hermione show that being brave doesn't mean you're fearless; it means you face your fears to do the right thing. Courage is often about standing up for what’s right, even when it’s hard.

4. Embrace Your Uniqueness: Characters like Luna Lovegood, Hagrid, and even Snape are unapologetically themselves, showing us that our differences are strengths. Embracing who you are, quirks and all, is essential for self-respect and happiness.

5. People Aren’t Always as They Seem: Snape's character reminds us not to judge others too quickly. People have complexities and histories that might surprise us. It teaches compassion and the importance of looking beyond first impressions.

6. Stand Up Against Injustice: Hermione’s activism for the rights of house-elves and Harry's insistence on calling out wrongs, even at great risk, show that standing against injustice matters, even when others don’t agree or listen.

7. Loss is Part of Life: Harry faces tremendous loss, from his parents to friends like Sirius and Dobby. The series doesn’t shy away from grief, showing that loss shapes us, and moving forward while remembering loved ones is part of living.

8. Prejudice is Destructive: The prejudice of the "pure-blood" wizard families against Muggles and "Muggle-borns" highlights the harm in bigotry. The series teaches respect and acceptance for others, regardless of background or differences.

9. The Power of Choice: Dumbledore tells Harry that it is our choices, rather than our abilities, that show who we truly are. This underscores the importance of making decisions aligned with our values and ethics.

10. Help Comes When You Ask: Harry often gets help from others, be it friends, mentors, or magical objects, and it's often because he seeks it. The lesson here is that it’s okay to ask for help and rely on the support of others in difficult times.

11. Learning Is Lifelong: Hermione’s love for learning and Dumbledore's wisdom show that knowledge and self-improvement are ongoing. Curiosity and learning open doors and prepare us for challenges.

12. Believe in the Goodness of People: Despite everything he faces, Harry consistently believes in the goodness of others and gives them second chances, a trait that builds trust and fosters change in others.

Posted on: October 23, 2024, 5:31 am

The 12 Universal Laws are a set of spiritual principles that are believed to govern the physical and metaphysical universe. They originate from ancient teachings and are often used as guidelines for understanding how life, energy, and the cosmos operate. Here are the 12 Universal Laws:

1. Law of Divine Oneness

Everything is interconnected. Every action, thought, or event affects everything and everyone else, making all existence fundamentally connected.

2. Law of Vibration

Everything in the universe has a frequency or vibrational energy. Thoughts, feelings, objects, and even intangible concepts have vibrations, which can attract similar energy.

3. Law of Correspondence

The patterns in the physical world mirror the patterns in the spiritual realm. "As above, so below; as within, so without." It suggests that the external reflects the internal.

4. Law of Attraction

Like attracts like. Your thoughts and emotions send out vibrations that attract similar energies, manifesting as experiences or material outcomes in your life.

5. Law of Inspired Action

To manifest what you want, you need to take actionable steps guided by inner inspiration, rather than waiting for things to happen passively.

6. Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy

Energy is constantly in motion and can be transformed from one form to another. This law suggests that lower energies can be transmuted into higher ones through positive thoughts and actions.

7. Law of Cause and Effect

Every action has a corresponding reaction. This is also known as karma: what you put out into the universe, whether positive or negative, will eventually come back to you.

8. Law of Compensation

The universe will compensate you for your efforts, intentions, and contributions. It’s the manifestation of the Law of Cause and Effect, as rewards are given based on past actions.

9. Law of Relativity

Nothing is inherently good or bad; everything is relative. Your perception of situations is based on comparison with something else.

10. Law of Polarity

Everything has an opposite, or a pair of polarities, such as light and dark, hot and cold. Understanding these polarities helps us find balance and recognize the value in different experiences.

11. Law of Rhythm

The universe operates in cycles, with patterns of growth, decline, and renewal. Recognizing these rhythms helps you navigate life's ups and downs.

12. Law of Gender

There are masculine and feminine energies within everything, which need to be balanced to achieve harmony. This applies to all aspects of life, not just biological gender.

These laws help people align their thoughts, actions, and energy with the natural order of the universe for personal growth and spiritual development.

Posted on: September 12, 2024, 11:15 am

The spam and fraudulent messages being sent from Gmail are at an all-time high, and it’s time for providers and reputation lists to stop coddling them.

My work at Antispam Alliance mostly entails dealing with abuse from Gmail because there is just so much of it. Our statistics show Gmail to be the top spam sender leaps and bounds over any other email provider.

Other IP reputation lists like Spamhaus and Barracuda should stop whitelisting Gmail. This only exacerbates the issue by making Gmail a spam heaven. They need to be held to the same standards of all other mail providers and given their size they have a higher level of responsibility to get the spam under control.

It’s only when they are held to account will they take the necessary steps to resolve this extraordinary amount of mail abuse. Reputation lists exist to hold networks to account for mail abuse and Gmail should be no exception.

Posted on: September 5, 2024, 12:50 am

There’s been another shooting, this time at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

I think it’s about time we either abolish or drastically reform public education. The current system is broken and unnecessary when everyone has a device with all the knowledge of the world at their fingertips. The public school system is simply obsolete and dangerous, both physically and mentally.

There’s also a war against cell phones that appears to have come about after the Uvalde school shooting in south Texas, where children calling 911 for help were left abandoned by cowardly law enforcement officials. Other schools don’t want the same embarrassment and shame upon them. It "makes them look bad".

Cell phones are a competitor to education systems when you already have more knowledge and learning tools in your pocket than a school education could ever dream of providing. Cell phones "make them look bad".

That’s what it’s about for the public school system in America: appearances.

In a sane world, safety for school children would be the paramount concern, but that's too much to ask from our public school system.