I wuz bumped. It seems that Comcast is using some company I've never heard of before for their spam filtering, which is using a dubious measure for determining spam. Here is the result for the CGUYS server:
https://www.senderscore.org/lookup.php?lookup=64.12.187.199 Results for 64.12.187.199 See more detailed results - Register for a free account or log in Sender Score: 60 IP Address Information Hostname lsvsm-m01.elist.aol.com Other IPs with same hostname None Blacklists None Sender Score Certified No Deliverability Risk High Volume This IP address sends a moderate volume of email. Sending Domains 2 Of course, this is very unhelpful. Are spammers using the AOL listserve servers now? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 12:01 AM To: Jeff Wright Subject: Your removal from the COMPUTERGUYS-L list Wed, 21 May 2008 00:01:25 You have been automatically removed from the COMPUTERGUYS-L list (Computer Guys Discussion List) as a result of repeated delivery error reports from your mail system. This decision was based on the automatic error monitoring policy in effect for the list, and has not been reviewed or otherwise confirmed by a human being. If you receive this message, it means that something is wrong: while you are obviously able to receive mail, your mail system has been regularly reporting that your account did not exist, or that you were otherwise permanently unable to receive mail. Here is some information which may assist you or your local help desk in determining the cause of the problem: - The failing address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] - The first error was reported on 2008-05-15. - Since then, a total of 11 delivery errors have been received. - The last reported error was: 5.5.0 554 IMTA01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net comcast 64.12.187.199 SenderScore BL009 Blocked for spam. Please see http://www.comcast.net/help/faq/index.jsp?faq=SecurityMail_Policy19053 PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS MESSAGE! While you can of course re-subscribe to the list, it is important for you to report this problem to your mail administrator so that it can be solved. This problem is not specific to the COMPUTERGUYS-L list, and also affects your private mail. This means that YOU HAVE PROBABLY LOST SOME PRIVATE MAIL AS WELL. Anyone trying to write to you during the same time frame will probably have received the same errors for the same reason. The COMPUTERGUYS-L list is but one of the many people who may have tried to write to you while your mail system was malfunctioning. DO NOT LET TECHNICAL PEOPLE CONVINCE YOU THAT THIS IS NORMAL! It is never normal for a mail system to claim that a valid, working account does not exist, just as it would not be normal for the post office to return some of your mail with "addressee unknown" when the address was written correctly. It is true that some mail systems are less reliable than others, and your technical people may be doing the best they can with the tools they have. But, ultimately, the level of service that you are receiving is the result of a business decision, and not something due to a universal technical limitation that one can only accept. Reliable mail systems do exist, and it is ultimately up to you to decide whether this level of service is acceptable or not. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
