----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blake Dunlap" <[email protected]> > > > I don't know why this should be especially surprising. They probably > > use RBL's, etc, just like everybody else and I doubt the RBL cares > > whether the source is earthlink vs. earthlink's address space. > > > > Wouldn't it be easier to just set your linux box to use submission > > and one of earthlink's mail servers, just like any other client > > ought to be doing these days? > > We do the same thing, if you aren't an authenticated client, you're > just another unknown mail server on the internet, so the same > deliverability rules apply with DNS etc. You do not get special treatment just > because you are on one of our ip blocks as far as inbound MX submission via > SMTP.
Got it; yeah, maybe that shouldn't have been a surprise. I guess I'll have to smart host her to their internal outbound server; that workaround works for me with RoadRunner, it ought to work on EL as well. Nothing to see here; move along. Thanks, -- jra
