>...
>
>Hi, this is [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... using an alternate email
>address to be sure you'd get it. Reply to that address - it may take
>forever for me to read this one!
>
>The original message was sent both to you and the list, so you got it
>already through the list. Also, it possibly would have gone through
>had I sent it from home, but it was sent from a webmail running on the
>server itself (the desktop is doing upgrades, so I use the webmail -
>they are both synced via IMAP so I can use either one). According to
>the message - its a WHOIS check?
>
>Here's is the failure notice you wanted:
>
>This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
>
>A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
>recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es)
>failed:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> SMTP error from remote mailer after RCPT TO:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> host svcs.plectere.com [199.184.245.68]: 554 Service unavailable;
>Client host [esc14.midphase.com] blocked using
>whois.rfc-ignorant.org=127.0.0.5; Inaccurate or missing WHOIS data
>
>------ This is a copy of the message, including all the headers. ------
>
>Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Received: from cpanel by esc14.midphase.com with local (Exim 4.44)
> id 1DaRQH-0003d7-U4; Mon, 23 May 2005 23:53:46 -0500
>Received: from 67.187.51.187 ([67.187.51.187]) by
>coolrunningconcepts.com
> (Horde) with HTTP for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Mon, 23
>May 2005
> 23:53:45 -0500
>Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 23:53:45 -0500
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: List Mail User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
> [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Additional SPAM recognition method
>References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Quoting List Mail User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>
Now this make *much* more sense. I'm blocking your hosting service's
machine because of bad whois - which was actually reported by me! They were
hosting/operating 88puppydog. com, who was sending "fake" invitations to
join a "friends" group to a bunch of technical mailing lists (at least 4
I susbscribe to in one day) - *AND* their listed contact telephone gave the
messages as listed in the report at rfci; They do seem to have fixed it:
I check my old phone logs and just called the same number again and now get
a menu system, that while annoying is "compliant" -- Still they are "slime".
You could ask them to request removal from the rfci "whois" list, I only
assign a couple of points for the other entries and they still seem to be
deserving of them, or you could try to find a company thet doesn't collect
and sell email lists!
Try a Google search on 88puppydog. com, then look at who owns and
operates it (just "whois") and decide for yourself.
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=30&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=88puppydogMUNGE.com&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=images
WARNING: remove the MUNGE above
Anyway, if they get off of whois.rfc-ignorant.org, then your messages
will go through fine - there is no DNS or HELO issue - just a slimy service
provider issue who decided to turn off their contact line while spamming
mailing lists!
So anyway, there is no DNS, HELO, rDNS or related issue here - just
need to clean my fingers after typing midphase. com too many times.
Best of luck,
Paul Shupak
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
