Re: (OT) Mail got blocked because of SORBS/DYNABLOCK

From: Jeff Kinz (jkinz_at_kinz.org)
Date: 04/02/04

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    Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:35:01 -0500
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    On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 05:53:29PM +0200, Michael Schwendt wrote:
    > On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:23:19 -0500, Jeff Kinz wrote:
    > > (A possible explanation.. ):
    > > Which has A dynamically assigned IP address that is in the block list.
    > > This IP address is recorded in the headers which accompany the email.
    > > the block list filters find it there and wallah! blocked.
    >
    > Same with your message, btw:
    >

    Da, ist true. Thats why I gave up doing direct SMTP from kinz.org.
    My IP, which hasn't changed in three years or so, is "Dynamic". :)
    When I relay via "smarthost" to my ISP's mail relay stuff that gets
    blocked otherwise, goes thru.

    > X-RedHat-Blacklist-Warning: Relay 204.127.202.56 is blacklisted by SORBS
    > X-RedHat-Spam-Score: 2.646 **
    >
    > It's the same with my messages to lists @redhat.com, except that if I post
    > via my mail provider's SMTP server, the Spam score is much higher than
    > when I post via a local server, which has a blacklisted dynamic IP
    > (~0.8). When I use my provider's server, the SORBS warning goes away,
    > although my dyn IP is still in the first "Received:" header, but the Spam
    > score is increased to ~4.

    Ok - New game "My IP's spamminess score is better than your
    IP's spamminess score... :)
    (Mike wins this one) 

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