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Date:      29 Dec 2002 03:40:36 +0000
From:      Stacey Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com>
To:        Harry Tabak <htabak@quadtelecom.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter.
Message-ID:  <1041133236.68500.167.camel@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <3E0E67D1.8050309@quadtelecom.com>
References:  <3E0DAAF3.7090103@quadtelecom.com> <3E0E1CDD.2050605@mac.com> <3E0E67D1.8050309@quadtelecom.com>

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Geez, Is this *still* going on?

Why are you still cc'ing the list????

Regards,

Stacey

On Sun, 2002-12-29 at 03:11, Harry Tabak wrote:
> Chuck Swiger wrote:
> <snip>
> > If one sends a message that could not be delivered, an error report 
> > (called a DSN) is returned, describing the problem.  People sending 
> > legitimate email know who they've sent mail to, right?  And when they 
> > get DSN's, as you most probably did, you talk to your ISP, etc, etc.
> > 
> > How many bounced messages are you talking about, approximately?  Would 
> > you be willing to give those individuals a phone call to talk about your 
> > message, instead, or ask their postmaster to change their spam-filter to 
> > let your mail through?
> 
> In this case, the package configuration puts 'spam' in a separate folder 
> and doesn't send a bounce message.  I may not get feed back until and 
> unless I do a follow-up call.  A follow-up call is not always possible.
> 
> > 
> > [ Because that's basicly what it all comes down to, all of the advocacy 
> > for or against regulation aside.  FWIW, I block three /16's under 
> > 16.0.0.0/8, but yours wasn't one of them-- I checked.  Bah...I'm getting 
> > 1000+ dictionary scans from DSL pools in .br a day. ]
> actually my block is 66.45.116.136/29.  Temporarily, I can't post to 
> this list from one of those addresses -- but that is another story and 
> is fixable.
> 
> > 
> > -Chuck
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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-- 
Stacey Roberts
B.Sc (HONS) Computer Science

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