30 Oct
2004
30 Oct
'04
8:17 a.m.
I just moved my mail server to my internal office network. The IP block
I've been assigned apparently used to be used for dynamic DSL users. The
problem is, at some point someone used one or more of these IP addresses
to send out spam, enough so that my entire Class C block is blacklisted in
some database.
I'm getting reject messages occasionally when I try to send someone
e-mail, like so:
----- Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to smtp.secureserver.net.:
>> RCPT To:<mike@sccpc.com>
<<< 553 66.120.4.* mail rejected due to excessive spam (Spam received from
66.120.4.201)
550 5.1.1 <mike(a)sccpc.com>om>... User unknown
It's a very small percentage of my mail, but it's keeping me from
responding to people sending me inquiries in some instances.
How the *hell* do I track down what fuckwit is blacklisting my address?
I appreciate the efforts people go through to thwart spam but this blanket
blocking bullshit really pisses me off.
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30 Oct
30 Oct
4:36 p.m.
>> I just moved my mail server to my internal
office network.
>> The IP block I've been assigned apparently used to be used
>> for dynamic DSL users. The problem is, at some point
>> someone used one or more of these IP addresses to send out
>> spam, enough so that my entire Class C block is blacklisted
>> in some database.
>>
Caveat Emptor....
>>
>> How the *hell* do I track down what fuckwit is blacklisting
>> my address?
>>
>> I appreciate the efforts people go through to thwart spam
>> but this blanket blocking bullshit really pisses me off.
>>
Alas, it it not uncommon. And many of the blacklists are shared, so even if
you get off one, you get re-blacklisted when another one reports. I had a
similar situation about 2 years ago, the only solution I found was to
threaten to sue the provider of the IP Block (in fact there was little or no
legal basis for a suit), but I did get a different block assigned [although
the first two alternated he offered both had some blacklisted IP's]
Good luck.
6:01 p.m.
>>>> "Vintage" == Vintage
Computer Festival <vcf(a)siconic.com> writes:
Vintage> I just moved my mail server to my internal office network.
Vintage> The IP block I've been assigned apparently used to be used
Vintage> for dynamic DSL users. The problem is, at some point
Vintage> someone used one or more of these IP addresses to send out
Vintage> spam, enough so that my entire Class C block is blacklisted
Vintage> in some database.
Vintage> I'm getting reject messages occasionally when I try to send
Vintage> someone e-mail, like so:
Vintage> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking
Vintage> to smtp.secureserver.net.:
>>> RCPT To:<mike@sccpc.com>
Vintage> <<< 553 66.120.4.* mail rejected due to excessive spam (Spam
Vintage> received from 66.120.4.201) 550 5.1.1
Vintage> <mike(a)sccpc.com>om>... User unknown
Vintage> It's a very small percentage of my mail, but it's keeping me
Vintage> from responding to people sending me inquiries in some
Vintage> instances.
Vintage> How the *hell* do I track down what fuckwit is blacklisting
Vintage> my address?
That won't necessarily help. Some of these blocker "services" are run
by selfrighteous zealots who think that some spam messages from an ISP
customer is sufficient grounds to blacklist ALL mail from ALL
customers of that ISP. And they don't seem to be amenable to reason.
The best solution is not to communicate by people who support such
fools; once they switch to more sensible spam prevention tools,
they'll be able to communicate again.
paul
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