[CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread Mike Sloane
All of the messages I have sent in the last two days to recipients with comcast.net IDs are bouncing back with the explanation: Reason: Illegal host/domain name found Remote system: dns;mx2.comcast.net TCP|206.46.173.3|51451|76.96.30.116|25 Has anyone else had that problem? Or is it

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread Mike Sloane
Follow up: I went to Comcast's help site and found out that they use TrendMicro for a spam filter, and it has identified verizon.net as a spam source and blocked everything. Now I don't know what to do. Mike Mike Sloane wrote: All of the messages I have sent in the last two days to recipients

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread mike
It's possible you may get somewhere if you go through customer service with comcast...it's also possible that at the very same time while on the phone with them aliens will land in your front yard and crown you king of the universe. Might think about taking the plunge into web mail. You can set

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread Mike Sloane
Thanks, Mike. I agree with you 100%, and that is why I also have Yahoo and Gmail accounts for those reasons. But I was wondering if any other members of this group had encountered the same problem, or is it something related to my verizon ID. Or maybe a local DNS problem (I am in NJ). Mike

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread Richard P.
You could try using OpenDNS instead of your local DNS to help sort out if it's a DNS problem. But it does sound more like heavy-handed filtering. I did find this interesting bit of information which might be related: http://emaildeliveryjedi.com/email-blog/ Email Delivery and Your Email

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread Fred Holmes
Talk to your ISP's (Verizon's) tech support and tell them to fix the problem. That's their job. There should never be any reason to blacklist an entire domain, especially a large one, unless it is truly a rogue domain. If you are a business customer, give them even more grief and tell them

Re: [CGUYS] ;-)

2008-12-13 Thread Tom Piwowar
A Russian businessman has trademarked the ;-) emoticon used to convey a wink in text messages and email. Trademarks only prohibit uses that would cause market confusion. So this Russian has rights that pertain to one specific use in trade, which he must have stated in the trademark application.

Re: [CGUYS] Problem accessing Comcast.net from Verizon

2008-12-13 Thread maruca
On Dec 13, 2008, at 9:20 AM, Mike Sloane wrote: Thanks, Mike. I agree with you 100%, and that is why I also have Yahoo and Gmail accounts for those reasons. But I was wondering if any other members of this group had encountered the same problem, or is it something related to my verizon ID.

Re: [CGUYS] MS Share Drops 19% YOY

2008-12-13 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 6:37 PM, Tom Piwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote: 1. Yahoo's share is 148% of MS's share So why are so many people still using MS Search and who are these people? I have never seen anyone using MS Search. I even know people who use Dog Pile, but nobody using MS Search. Could