Re: And so it begins...

[Ryan Ware <whiterabbit1@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 12, 2005 8:36 AM, Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Okay, here's a new twist on the blacklist/whitelist concept.
> 
> I just sent an email to someone.  It didn't get through because the
> recipient's ISP blocked it.  Why?  Because it didn't recognize me as an
> ISP.  That is, this service no longer accepts mail from "end user"
> accounts, which pretty much includes anybody running their own SMTP
> server over a DSL line.  They give you a number of options, including
> rerouting your mail through your ISP, or getting your ISP to change the
> PTR record for your DSL address.  Otherwise, the user has to turn off
> spam filtering.  As far as I can tell, this is purely a blacklist
> approach, with no ability to whitelist a domain.  So any small business
> running their own SMTP server over a DSL line is subject to this kind of
> blacklisting.
> 
> Is this a sign of things to come?
> 
> Joe
> 


It has been like this for quite awhile with most major domains.  You
would need to get your own email server with a domain and reverse
lookup.  Even that is no guarantee if you are sitting on an address
block that is designated as home users you could still be blocked. 
Thank the spammers.