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Article #380Re: Pacbell.net blocks mail from Best?
From: Edward A. Falk
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:10
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:10
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In article <9p06u4$2dno$1@nntp1.ba.best.com>, Malcolm Hoar <malch@malch.com> wrote: >In article <9p069j$2dnk$1@nntp1.ba.best.com>, falconer@best.com (Edward A. Falk) wrote: > >>proxy2.ba.best.com was listed in several databases, all for the >>crime of being an open relay, subject to hijacking by spammers. > >All of the proxy/MX hosts are semi-open. They're not wide >open although there is some potential for abuse. I'm not >sure I want to give away the details but it's not exactly >a huge secret. Well, if they made multiple open relay lists, they're obviously pretty wide. I don't know why pop-before-smtp can't be used. -- -ed falk, falk@falconer.vip.best.com. See *********************#*************#* http://www.rahul.net/falk/whatToDo.html #**************F******!******!*!!**** and read 12 Simple Things You Can Do ******!***************************#** to Save the Internet **#******#*********!**WW*W**WW*****
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f9f6d,a6aa5b8c3eec4155 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9f6d,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-09-28 12:10:56 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-04!supernews.com!feed.textport.net!out.nntp.be!propagator-SanJose!news-in-sanjose!newshub2.rdc1.sfba.home.com!news.home.com!enews.sgi.com!news1.best.com!nntp1.ba.best.com!falconer From: falconer@best.com (Edward A. Falk) Newsgroups: best.general Subject: Re: Pacbell.net blocks mail from Best? Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:10:40 +0000 (UTC) Organization: a user of Best Internet Communications, Inc. www.best.com Lines: 22 Distribution: best Message-ID: <9p2hvg$2stp$1@nntp1.ba.best.com> References: <3BB2A161.C349B997@best.com> <9p069j$2dnk$1@nntp1.ba.best.com> <9p06u4$2dno$1@nntp1.ba.best.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shell3.ba.best.com X-Trace: nntp1.ba.best.com 1001704240 95161 206.184.139.134 (28 Sep 2001 19:10:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@best.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 19:10:40 +0000 (UTC)