[928uk] email problems still?

[Angus]

There are a couple of common reasons for this.

1) ISP's / Relays / Corporate IT types blocking addresses arbitrarily 
according to some policy
2) email client deciding its junk

2 - is easy to fix - usually there is a setting somewhere to trust 
928.org.uk or something like that.

1 - is something Im trying to fix.

I set the headers properly for 928uk email to denote it as listmail so 
it should get through.
The DNS is correctly set up and the IP address has been the same for 2 
years - its on a Static IP server.

Many ISP's now are blocking whole ranges of IP addresses from sending 
mail due to the influx of mailer viruses.

Stupidly they are also blocking those who have perfectly correctly set 
up systems like mine! There does not seem to be an appeal process 
although I am encouraging BT to modify its DNS to indicate its static 
IP pool correctly to these databases I think its unlikely that they 
will do that. (I dont think they understand what I am talking about)

They suggest I route all my email through the ISP SMTP server. I think 
this is ridiculous, open to failure, and open to snooping.

You can read more here : -

http://www.emailbattles.com/archive/battles/spam_ajhcjhcdfg_dg/

I encourage you not to use an email system that blocks email using this 
stupid mechanism.

Angus
PS any more questions please feel free to ask me off list....
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On 8 Jul 2004, at 5:49 pm, Richard Twydell wrote:

> Gareth,
>
> Mine too is a corporate address. Without getting computer technical 
> our firewall software considers at least 80% of the 928 postings as 
> "SPAM" and treats them accordingly. In its latest version I can see 
> SPAM but if you cannot, check with your IT department that they aren't 
> stacked in a blocked account. I cannot see any logical pattern as to 
> why it likes some postings but not others - the direct e-mails you and 
> I have had over my entry in the 928 register have posted directly to 
> the inbox. To see if it makes a diference I will also post this reply 
> directly to you.
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
> Behalf Of Gareth Northwood
> Sent: 08 July 2004 12:08
> To: 928uk at 928.org.uk
> Subject: [928uk] email problems still?
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Still labouring with email.  Can anyone tell me how many messages were
> posted yesterday?  I only saw these 5:
>
> Re: [928uk] Simon Taylor
> [928uk] Insurance WOw!
> RE: [928uk] Insurance WOw!
> [928uk] Fwd: (no subject)
> [928uk] Storm
>
> I've been getting very few at my work address since 1st July and some
> of the ones I've sent out haven't appeared to me.  Looks a bit odd and
> sort of hit and miss somewhere?  Don't want to raise it with my IT 
> chaps
> unless I absolutely have to!
>
> Thanks
> Gareth.
>
>
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