Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:27:30 -0500 From: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: aol postmaster Message-ID: <OF5B09F7A5.63523592-ON86256C3F.0079212C@kka.com>
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Now some poor sap will be searching through usenet, stumble across our
topic, and just see 15 posts of commiseration with no magic number for AOL
heh.
As far as I can tell, AOL's script sucks. My server is not open to relay
so the only thing I can hope to do is contact them directly (since they
ignore all emails I've sent over the last 3 months), continue to change the
things ip address every once in a while, or ultimately sue them (and
continue to change ip's for the 2 years it takes to come to settlement
heheh).
Thanks for all the responses.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Eric Stanfield, K2Access
Keno Kozie Associates
222 N LaSalle #1500
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 332-3000
"Dave
[Hawk-Systems]" To: "Denny Reiter" <denny@reiters.org>,
<dave@hawk-systems. "Ralph Forsythe" <rf-list@centerone.com>
com> cc: <Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com>,
Sent by: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
owner-freebsd-isp@F Subject: RE: aol postmaster
reeBSD.ORG
09/25/2002 03:14 PM
>> The idea of AOL testing servers to cut down on SPAM is rather amusing to
>> me. I always thought that unless an AOL account was used for mass
>> emailings, they took a hands-off approach to the issue. SPAM detection
is
>> better left to things like spamassassin anyway.
>
>Yes, AOL does indeed test SMTP servers for open relays and then
>blacklists them if they aren't fixed. We've been notified about a
>couple that customers on our network had set up.
Nice to be so big that you are immune to criticism... You can block
spammers,
and yet are the source for a large amount of the spam yourself. Not like
we can
all just block AOL and call it even. :(
On that note though, doesn't take much to batton down your SMTP servers so
they
are not an open relay, then if they block you, sue for anti-competitive
practices or something.
Dave
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