Re: Rochester PTF updates (Buzz Fenner)

[Mitch Davidson <davidson_l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah... I had to have our email administrator "issue a pass" to get the
Alert through our virus- and spam- and porn- filtering software. 
Apparently new versions of those software modules are by default picking
on things that Alert does.  I got a very helpful reply from Rochester,
maybe this applies to your situation also:

> 
> Dawn, per the attached emails, I attempted again to send Mitch the Alert
> emails.  I still don't think he is getting them. Is there a facility within
> your spam software to allow emails, regardless of the spam score, from
> specific email addresses to still get through? In working with other
> locations that receive our reports, I know that some software has that
> capability. If so, the Alert email comes from RCHTODKF@xxxxxxxxxx , so you
> could put that in the exceptions file if there is such a thing. My guess is
> that there are three things that are raising the flag for spam on the Alert
> report. They are an 1-800 number, an email address to reply back to is in
> the text, and an html attachment. I have sent Mitch the Alert report
> without the html attachment, but he still does not get the text only
> version. Thanks for your help, and if there is anything I can do to help
> test, let me know.
> 
> Alert for iSeries Administration
> Email:  RCHALERT@xxxxxxxxxx 
> 

>    8. Rochester PTF updates (Buzz Fenner)
> 

> 
> message: 8
> date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 15:00:36 -0600
> from: "Buzz Fenner" <bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Rochester PTF updates
> 
> I'm on the Rochester ALERT list for PTF's and haven't heard anything in the
> last 3-4 weeks.  Anyone else noticing this?
> 
> Buzz Fenner
> Systems Analyst/Network Administrator
> Office: 870.930.3374
> Cell: 870.219.5229
> Fax: 870.930.3376
> bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>