Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2004 10:51:15 -0500 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Chello blocking FreshPorts service Message-ID: <3FFD3623.28381.FCEE067B@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3FFA7EB7.32065.F25158B9@localhost>
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On 6 Jan 2004 at 9:24, Dan Langille wrote: > For some months Chello has denied smtp service from the FreshPorts > mail server. All queries to Chello regarding this matter have gone > unanswered. > > $ telnet smtpgate.chello.at 25 > Trying 213.46.255.2... > Connected to smtpgate.chello.at. > Escape character is '^]'. > 421 viefep12-int.chello.at connection refused from [66.154.97.250] > Connection closed by foreign host. > > This happens for all Chello domains I have tried. This means that > Chello users are unable to use the FreshPorts notification service. > For what it's worth, this also affect the FreeBSD Diary announcement > mailing list. > > If anyone has contacts at Chello, please ask them to look into this. > All attempts to get this resolved have been blocked. > > I've heard many stories about Chello standards of service. This > situation validates everything I've heard. I have had some information from a third party. It appears that Chello are using xbl.selwerd.cx as a RBL. My research indicates that xbl.selwerd.cx should not be used as an RBL: http://mla.libertine.org/tmda-users/2002-11/msg00049.html Anyone here using xbl.selwerd.cx? -- Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/
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