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From: David Palmer. (davidpalmer_at_westnet.com.au)
Date: 10/06/03
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Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 15:08:24 +0800 To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 00:58:14 -0400 (EDT)
<kmark@pipeline.com> wrote:
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>
> On Sun, 5 Oct 2003, John Carline wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Pascal Hakim wrote:
> >
> > >You're in luck... I wrote a bit of code last night to keep a copy
> > >of the last bounce message we've received from all addresses.
> > >
> > >
> > ><shad@mail.kubtelecom.ru>: host relay1.kubtelecom.ru[213.132.64.82] said: 554
> > > Message rejected due to its POSSIBLE SPAM CONTENTS (#5.3.2)
> > >
> > >The bounce handler just sees that you are bouncing messages. You
> > >are not the only one in this situation, there are quite a few other
> > >people getting kicked off debian lists because of this problem,
> > >but there's no easy solution in sight.
> > >
> >
> > It's ironic isn't it, we have people turning ugly because they can't
> > figure out how to unsubscribe and all that's required is to let your
> > mailbox get full or have some mail bounce.
> >
> > As one of the "quite a few others" kicked off the list due to bounced
> > mail, I've contacted my ISP and asked why and how much of my mail
> > they're bouncing. While they've been quite cordial, they've also not
> > been much help. All they can tell me is that the "standard spam filter"
> > (whatever the hell that is) must be rejecting my mail.
> >
> > One question they asked was if I could supply a copy of a bounced message.
> >
> > Can I?
> >
> > Or did you write that last bit of code two late for me?
> >
> > John
> >
> I dont know your exact curcumstance but I was unsubscribed because my
> 10mb pop3 email box was swen'ed for more than a week. And the mail that
> was sent, couldn't be delivered to a full mailbox. And after many
> attempts, it decided I was no longer a vaild email address. As your your
> remarks about your ISP, I got a similar respose. Helpfull, but they could
> do nothing. Spam they could block, virii they felt I needed to get. So, I
> have to download MB's of virii and use a simple procmail filter to remove
> it but my big ISP is helpless. Jeez.
> -Kev
>
I can go one better.
My I.S.P. seems expertly adept at passing anything that even looks remotely sven-like, straight to me.
But, can I get a simple (inline) attachment out?
Not a chance, it gets bounced.
Regards,
David.
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