928.org.uk
V8 Porsche

As you know the 928 went out of production in 1995, and it continues to gain appreciation as a classic car.

Unfortunately for us all 928s look to be charged the extortionate fee to drive into London.

Most 928 owners run their cars on a budget and do much of their own servicing and maintenance.

Our cars are very green in as much as the 928 continues to offer excellent emissions and safety credentials, and as Im sure I don't need to tell you the fact that so many of these older models are on the road is in itself goodness because these cars have already been constructed which is the most resource consuming part of their carbon footprint. The longer we keep these cars on the road, recycling parts from cars that cannot any longer remain serviceable the better it is for our conservation of resources. We also continue to buy spares from Porsche which has the foresight to keep parts available to help us in our goal of keeping these masterpieces alive.

This draconian measure will cause enthusiasts to be simply unable to keep these fine cars anymore.

Surely living in Britain shouldnt need to be like this.

Angus Fox 928.org.uk - home of the 928uk mail list and 600+ UK 928 owners.

Congratulations Jerry on a wonderful finish to your 2007 season

Jerry on the podium at SPA having come 3rd in class

The Spa track has always been something special and now that they've improved the safety, it's even better. Too bad they took out the Bus stop.

928uk list checklist for a successful 928 meeting

BT Internet users of 928uk (others ignore)

You need to fish them out of the Spam folder, by telling Spamguard to 'trust' 928uk emails as not bulk.

It seems from feedback (thanks everyone) that adding the email address that emails from the list come from to your address book will stop this from happening.

You can also do 'Spam' folder training using a web browser to access your mail, not by changing any settings in Outlook, Thunderbird, or any other client based email client. The 'Spam' folder is on BTYahoos server, not on your PC. Your PC will never see the emails unless you do this admin. You probably got an email from BTinternet or BTYahoo telling you some 'Spam' email had arrived. If it contains a link click it to get to the web interface to fix things. some have reported that this spam training doesnt work well.

Full instructions here:-

BTYahoo Spamguard

Other solutions to btyahoo spam filtering 'spamguard' inadequacies

• You can always move away from btinternet.
• I host my own mail but thats got its own issues too so unless youre an expert and have 'reverse DNS' dont bother
• If youd like an invitation to use .mac mail please let me know. I dont get spam there and the list works all the time. Apple make you pay for it but its a small amount for what you get. It works really well with a Mac but its not completely compulsory. Getting an invitation from me to renew reduces my costs.
• Complain. My experience tells me its fairly pointless trying to engage btinternet in a discussion about it as these mail services are being provided under a joint venture with yahoo making it even more impenetrable than usual. But it might make you feel better.
• My only other suggstion it to set up a disposable email address for the list, forward it to your normal mailbox and dump it every couple of years.

AOL users on the mail list

Spam and Open Relay Blocking Systems - More background in case it happens again or happens to you

BT's reply - something is happening

"Thank you for contacting the BT Customer Security Team. I am sorry to hear of the problems you have experienced whilst trying to send email. We are currently in discussion with the Blacklist company (Sorbs) and have requested the removal of your Static IP address from their list. Please be aware that once removed, there will be a short delay while companies update their spam filtering software with this new information. I would also like to bring to your attention that Sorbs are a separate company from ourselves and it can take up to 48 hours before removal will take place. I realise you may be disappointed with my reply, but we have no control over when this is done and I hope therefore, you will understand BT's position."

BT Customer Security Team - 20 Jan 2006

BT intervene with SORBS and unblock the static IP address of my mail server

23 Jan 2006

Background

SORBS means well I suppose but is based on a flawed concept that groups of IP addresses can be good or bad and to fail to deliver my email based on its incorrect information seems to me to be totally wrong.

SORBS does not appear to allow any right of appeal.

In the UK at least if this was real postal mail then blocking it in this way would probably be illegal.

This took a long time to figure out last time (in November 2004) and started again on January 7th 2006. It stopped on January 23rd 2006 which if 928.org.uk was a business would have been catastrophic.

If you were affected you would not get any indication that something was wrong - you just wouldnt be getting any list email. In these cases all you can do it complain to your ISP that they are interfering with your email by using a DNS block list (SORBS) that is incorrectly blocking static IP addresses.