RE: 554 SPAM-Relay detected

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some email servers also have a white list.  This lets you put the IP address
in of server you know are open relays, but because of politics, you must
accept mail.

Note: Politics in this case means "Yes, you don't know how to run a decent
mail server, but you are a customer and I like your money...so I will accept
mail from you".

What I usually do in this case is white list them, but offer to help them
out.

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Chuck Morehead
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:00 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: 554 SPAM-Relay detected

Nathan,

Try http://orbz.org/

I believe they send an email to postmaster@yourdomain.com, assuming that you
have a postmaster email address set up.

Sort of amusing, sort of annoying...  I have a friend that works for a major
healthcare group (hospitals, clinics, etc.) in the state.  This week they
started using this list to block potential spam.  Their in-coming mail
dropped off dramatically.  Even other major organizations were blocked, and
all mail from the largest DSL provider in the area (SW Bell) was too.  I
haven't heard what they are going to do yet.

Chuck

----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan M. Andelin" <nandelin@relational-data.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 4:50 PM
Subject: Re: 554 SPAM-Relay detected


>
<snip>
>
> I never got any note.  But then, how would they know my email account?
>
> What sites should I visit to get removed from their "black-list".  I just
> noticed that the www.orbs.com domain name is for sale.  And www.orbs.net
> returns a blank page.
>
>
>
> Nathan M. Andelin
> www.relational-data.com
>


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