Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:45:01 -0400 From: "John Straiton" <jks@clickcom.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FW: AOL's mail policy (Was: Sendmail / mutt errors) Message-ID: <NEBBIGBGCKECLJCEOHJCIEDCCFAA.jks@clickcom.com>
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So here's the skinny of this if anyone else is still having this problem. AOL now uses MAPS (http://www.mail-abuse.org/) for determining dialup IP addresses. MAPS hosts a DUL (Dialup User List) that has host/mask 's of all IPs that have ever been reported to them as being dynamically assigned. You must have the person responsible for assigning those IP's goto their site and follow the procedures for updating their records if you have an IP address that's in their database and are not dynamically assigned. Then AOL will get the new database from them and if your ip isn't in there, let you send to them. That's it. For reference, AOL postmaster FAQ (and the means I found to finally get ahold of one of them) is at http://hometown.aol.com/postmaster John Straiton ClickCom, Inc. jks@clickcom.com (704)365-9970x101 > > > > > > > > How can I set up "sendmail" or "mutt" to avoid the > > following errors > > > > > > > that I'm getting with FreeBSD 4.1? I changed the email > > address to > > > > > > > "protect the innocent". :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > -|<<< 550-AOL no longer accepts connections from > > > > dynamically assigned > > > > > > > -|<<< 550-IP addresses to our relay servers. Please > > > > contact your ISP > > > > > > > -|<<< 550 to have your mail redirected through your ISP's > > > > SMTP servers. > > > > > > Send mail via YOUR provider (not directly) by setting the > > > > SMTP relay in > > > > > > your sendmail.cf. > > > > > The AOL message is very badly worded; there's nothing your > > ISP can do > > > > > about it, although you might need to ask them what IP you should > > > > > forward mail to, if you don't already know. For > > information on telling > > > > > sendmail (and other MTAs) about parent mail servers, see > > > > > http://www.mail-abuse.org/dul/gateways.htm . > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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