Blackhole Lists
Ø Pros
Ø Blocks spam from known confirmed sources,
relays, or improbable hosts
Ø Fast
Ø Can be used to block before accepting
message in smtp session
Ø Cons
Ø Blocks all mail from a site, not just spam
Ø Can’t be used to block until spam has been
sent/relayed from that source and reported
Ø Easy to defeat with spam & run