Fw: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

[brett@netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

>I had the same thing happen to me and I finally think I figured out what is
>going on.
>
>The server that is hosting the Scirocco mailing list is rejecting messages
>from addresses whose originating domain supports open mail relaying.

This is correct.

>
>Open relaying is being blacklisted as it is the most common way for spammers
>to send out large batches of email while there is relatively little
>legitimate need for it. Mostly it is the result of poor administration on
>the part of your local ISP's part.

Also correct.

>
>So, what can you do about it?
>
>1.) Talk to your ISP and ask them to shut down the relay service on their
>mail server.

Please try. :)  It's like picking up garbage in your lawn, help us clean up the
internet by stopping the polluter pipes.

>2.) Talk to Brett and ask him/the site admin to stop rejecting these posts

Hmmm, probably not right now...

>3.) Use an email account from a domain that does not support open relay.

Very viable.  Several free email accounts meet these requirements.

>4.) Some better idea somebody else out there has...

Not at the moment...

One other thing it might be (probably not though) is that your resolved return
address might not seemingly match where the message appeared to have
come from and it is being rejected because of it.

>
>Regards,
>
>Christian Els
>1987 Scirocco 16V - For Sale
>http://www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm
>


==Brett

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