From owner-freebsd-isp Wed Sep 25 15:28:47 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF8CE37B401 for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:28:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kka.com (k2admin.kka.com [63.141.65.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FA2C43E6E for ; Wed, 25 Sep 2002 15:28:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com) Subject: RE: aol postmaster To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.8 June 18, 2001 Message-ID: From: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:27:30 -0500 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on Notes1st/Keno(Release 5.0.8 |June 18, 2001) at 09/25/2002 05:27:32 PM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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" , com> cc: , Sent by: 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message