John L. Galt wrote:
> > But, yes, there will be an option. There is an existing option to turn
> > off the DNSRBL checks, and that option will be co-opted to turn on and
> > off all of the white list checks too.
>
> Would it be more advantageous to include 'separate' options for each
> of these, allow the end user more flexibility on which checks they
> would prefer to include?
>
> Or would that be more of a logistic nightmare than you want?

I wouldn't say a nightmare, but more options is more annoying to
program, and more difficult for the user to process (esp. if the options
window has to explain what a DNS blacklist is and a DNS whitelist is).
They group into a natural class to me, all of the blacklists/whitelists.

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