Where does “nolisting” come from?

nolisting (English) comes from English Nō, from Middle English no, from Old English nā, from Old English ne, from Old English ealles, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

nolisting (English): A technique for blocking spam junk e-mail by configuring a non-existent server as the primary MX record, so that initial contact always fails. A legitimate sender is likely to try the next server, which should succeed

Definitions

  1. A technique for blocking spam junk e-mail by configuring a non-existent server as the primary MX record, so that initial contact always fails. A legitimate sender is likely to try the next server, which should succeed

Ancestry of “nolisting”, step by step

nolisting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Nō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNō—
2Middle Englishnono
3Old Englishnāno
4Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
5Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
6Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
7Proto-Germanic-asused in formation of adverbs
8Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
9Proto-Indo-European-ess—
10Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English List

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishListA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth
2Frenchlistelist
3Germanlīstelist
4Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
5Old High Germanlīsta—
6Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Old English -es →Every word from Old English ealles →