[SpamCop-List] Re: Why Am I Blocked? FAQ

[Miss Betsy]

"Michael Lefevre" <michael.spamcop at michaellefevre.com> wrote in message 
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> Miss Betsy wrote:
>>> Michael Lefevre wrote:
>>>
>>> > And, if you're making edits anyway, "SpmCopDNSbl" is wrong.  Aside
>>> > from missing the "a" from SpamCop, it's generally called the SpamCop
>>> > BL - given that the audience for the document are unlikely to know
>>> > what a DNSBL is, there's no point in adding extra letters...
>>
>> That wasn't my choice, but somebody wanted to be more technical.  I
>> suppose the spamcop bl is not considered a DNSBL because it is supposed
>> to tag email.  (Or maybe it has nothing to do with that - I am basically
>> technically non-fluent and am just guessing).
>
> It doesn't actually - the DNS part refers to the way that the lookups to
> the list are made, so it is a DNSBL.  However, most people (and the
> SpamCop site) tend to refer to it as the SpamCop BL (or even SCBL), so
> while it wouldn't be wrong to call it the "SpamCop DNSBL" (with a space),
> it just isn't usual to do that, and, as you say, non-technical folks won't
> gain anything from having DNSBL instead of just BL.

That was my second guess.  And I agree totally and am glad to have a 
knowledgable person to back me up.

Miss Betsy