Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:30:52 -0500 From: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com To: Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: aol postmaster Message-ID: <OF0B42B733.2D45BDC0-ON86256C3F.007BA2FF@kka.com>
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Nah I tested myself even using the % weirdness and my box still spits back
Relaying Not Allowed.
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Eric Stanfield, K2Access
Keno Kozie Associates
222 N LaSalle #1500
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 332-3000
Stephen Hovey
<shovey@buffn To: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com
et.net> cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: RE: aol postmaster
09/25/2002
05:30 PM
Did you try puttin that IP thru ordb?
Its possible the conditions arent reported correctly by aol, but might be
via ordb..
I had a couple of upgraded machine suddenly vulnerable to the % bull..
took me ages but found a worka round.
On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com wrote:
>
> 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.
>
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> Eric Stanfield, K2Access
> Keno Kozie Associates
> 222 N LaSalle #1500
> Chicago, IL 60606
> (312) 332-3000
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>
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>
>
> "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
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> 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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