Formerly subject title PCI Mac... er r,uh "Bouncing& filters", OT? (I've been told it's legal list fodder).
>In a message dated 10/13/02 Mike writes: > ><< Paul Stamsen was dutifully checking off-list a list service issue and I >wanted to share part of my response to him to find out if the rest of you may have similar experiences with your list mail.>> Glen replied: > Yeah, I had a strange reply from spamarrest.com to a recent post to another >list. Perhaps because I use "stud" in reference to a screw shaft. Of course >both stud and screw could be trigger words for spams filters. However, none >of these words were used in the subject of the post -- don't know? > >--glen Glen, Words to trigger an over-zealous ISP antispam filter can be anywhere in the body of an email, not just the subject line. I don't want the spam but I don't want legitimate emails blocked either. The only warnings I ever get about bounced emails is from the LEM lists. Maybe not every mailserver system bothers to send notices when the mail they attempted to send gets bounced back. But it happens to me a lot with the PCI list digests. (The rest of my original post follows for those just jumping in.) > (snip)... After I notified you, I got a confirmation email to be on >the list and then restarted in digest mode and all has been fine, >except for frequent warnings that my ISP mail server has bounced my >PCI list mail. > >They (NLS.net) have some really stringent filters (AntiSpam: Checked >for restricted content by Gordano's AntiSpam Software) that are often >triggered by the PCI list mail and this is really annoying! One such >trigger phrase or wording is (and I have to type this in a way that >will not get this mail bounced) T-O>B-E >R-E-M-O-V-E-D, which >sometimes comes up when people are talking about taking apart >computers. I wonder if the other list members are experiencing >similar problems with their mail servers going overboard with the >AntiSpam filters and getting list emails bounced? If this problem is >widespread maybe the list can collectively come up with phrases or >wording NOT to use to avoid getting legitimate list mail bounced. (Or >should I start looking for a new ISP? : >0 Mike -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
