On my very first week after signing up with Cox I quit using their worthless mail. I have not had mail problems since...... :-)
Petri willhill wrote: > Just in time for restored power, I got news that Cox has blocked my > subscription to the Wayne University Medical Physics list. The list sent me > a letter urging me to fuss and the last of three error messages Cox gave > them: > > "5.5.0 554 fed1rmimpi02.cox.net IMP 141.217.1.108 blocked by ReturnPath. > Please visit http://sendersupport.senderscore.net for assistance" > > The person I talked to at Cox was worse than useless. First he denied that > Cox filters email, something we've seen they do in both directions. After a > few talks with other people in the office, he learned of the service and told > me that no one could do anything about it. I was promissed a supervisor > callback which never came. > > Strangely, the filter people don't think badly of the list: > > https://www.senderscore.org/lookup.php?lookup=141.217.1.231 > https://www.senderscore.org/lookup.php?lookup=141.217.1.150 > > I'm going to register again with something other than Cox. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Your removal from the MEDPHYS list > From: > "Wayne State University LISTSERV Server (15.5)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: > Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:05:32 -0400 > To: > Will Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: > Will Hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Return-Path: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: > from fed1rmimpi06.cox.net ([70.169.32.78]) by fed1rmmtai105.cox.net > (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:07:38 -0400 > Received: > from mirapointmr3.wayne.edu ([141.217.1.113]) by fed1rmimpi06.cox.net > with IMP id Cs7d1a02G2SHXqd05s7eAY; Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:07:39 -0400 > X-VR-Score: > -130.00 > X-CM-Score: > 0.00 > Received: > from lists (lists.wayne.edu [141.217.1.150]) by mirapointmr3.wayne.edu > (MOS 3.8.7a) with ESMTP id GCM93339 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Wed, > 10 Sep 2008 00:07:37 -0400 (EDT) > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > X-LSV-ListID: > MEDPHYS > List-Help: > <http://lists.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LIST=MEDPHYS>, > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Unsubscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Subscribe: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Owner: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List-Archive: > <http://lists.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/wa?LIST=MEDPHYS> > X-Junkmail-Whitelist: > YES (by domain whitelist at mirapointmr3.wayne.edu) > > > Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:05:32 > > You have been automatically removed from the MEDPHYS list (Global Medical > Physics Mailing List) by the Listserv software 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 2008-09-07. > > - Since then, a total of 3 delivery errors have been received. > > - The last reported error was: 5.5.0 554 fed1rmimpi02.cox.net IMP > 141.217.1.108 blocked by ReturnPath. Please visit > http://sendersupport.senderscore.net for assistance > > 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 MEDPHYS 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 MEDPHYS 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. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > _______________________________________________ General mailing list [email protected] http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
