Re: [mailop] Legit-looking mail to the wrong address with no unsubscribe

2023-08-24 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 24 Aug 2023 at 18:43, Michael Grant via mailop wrote: > > (You could also try to reset the password, often sent to the registered > > email address.) > > I have this issue with my gmail account. I get literally a TON of > crap for other people who think they have my gmail account. >

Re: [mailop] Hetzner

2023-02-07 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Tue, 7 Feb 2023 at 13:19, Atro Tossavainen via mailop wrote: > > Neither do I. The response simply describes what is happening. When a > > third party X complains that Hetzner customer Y is a spammer, I consider > > it only appropriate that Hetzner passes the complaint along and asks Y > >

Re: [mailop] [EXTERNAL] Recommendations for host with good IP reputation or use external SMTP?

2022-10-30 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Mon, 31 Oct 2022, 01:00 Ian Evans via mailop, wrote: > On Sun, Oct 30, 2022 at 8:46 PM Brotman, Alex > wrote: > > > > Did you ask if it's your IP, or the whole /24 or subnet? > > > > Could the target system exempt your IP? > [snip] > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Ian Evans > >

Re: [mailop] facebook, help?

2022-08-27 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Sun, 28 Aug 2022, 00:25 Dave Lugo via mailop, wrote: > My fiance's FB account was hijacked by a bad actor today. The bad actor > changed the email address on the account, and despite multiple attempts to > recover the account using SMS, the SMS texts don't arrive (dunno if > her carrier

Re: [mailop] Best mailbox provider for personal domain?

2022-04-09 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Sat, 9 Apr 2022, 21:38 Mark E. Jeftovic via mailop, wrote: > Hi Tara, > > We bundle 3 and 5 IMAP boxes with standard and pro dns packages (domain > reg + DNS + email) for $35/year and $55/year > > And yes, we support + addressing. > > We've also implemented SRS on your email forwarders. > > -

Re: [mailop] Anyone want to have fun?

2022-03-04 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 3 Mar 2022 at 17:27, Bill Cole via mailop wrote: > On 2022-03-03 at 10:17:11 UTC-0500 (Thu, 3 Mar 2022 07:17:11 -0800) > Michael Peddemors via mailop > is rumored to have said: > > > whois emailsvr.net > > No match for domain "EMAILSVR.NET" > > > > Time to register a domain? > > No,

Re: [mailop] Corrupt plain text email

2021-09-02 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 at 19:35, Ken Johnson via mailop wrote: > I recently needed to send a software key to a remote colleague who needed > to > reinstall some commercial software after re-installing Windows. However, > after the key failed to authorize, an investigation determined that the key >

Re: [mailop] New server email being treated as spam by Google

2020-11-19 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 12:30, Paul Waring via mailop wrote: > On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 11:37:35AM +, Rob Kendrick via mailop wrote: > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 11:21:19AM +, Paul Waring via mailop wrote: > > > Before I change any more settings, I was wondering if there was a time > > >

Re: [mailop] New server email being treated as spam by Google

2020-11-19 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
(Sorry for double reply...) On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 13:29, Chris Woods < christopherwoods+list-mai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Correct the PTR, it's currently "romana.vs.mythic-beasts.com". >> > Unless it's out of preference you're leaving it like that - I do similarly with a domain distinct from

Re: [mailop] New server email being treated as spam by Google

2020-11-19 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 13:58, Paul Waring wrote: > No, they say: > > SPF:PASS with IP 2a00:1098:82:b3:0:0:0:1 > DKIM: 'PASS' with domain xk7.net > DMARC: 'PASS' > > There is no warning about no authentication (and there shouldn't be). > > > My SPFs tend to be slightly more verbose,

Re: [mailop] Google bounce after accept

2020-10-31 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Fri, 30 Oct 2020, 17:58 Brandon Long, wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2020 at 8:08 AM Chris Woods via mailop > wrote: > >> Tangentially, while not a bounce-after-accept, one user has been seeing >> this 5.7.1 NDR when emailing a contact's GSuite account.

Re: [mailop] Google bounce after accept

2020-10-30 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
Tangentially, while not a bounce-after-accept, one user has been seeing this 5.7.1 NDR when emailing a contact's GSuite account. It does seem similar to an organisational bounce or incorrectly configured forward, frankly I'm not sure what to make of it. Typically you can't reach a Workspace

Re: [mailop] Any new malware on iOS?

2020-10-02 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Fri, 2 Oct 2020, 21:54 Michael Peddemors via mailop, wrote: > Your iPhone should be connecting to port 587/465 and don't block > localhost.localdomain there.. clients should be able to send almost any > EHLO, just block localhost.localdomain on port 25. IMHO > > On 2020-10-02 1:34 p.m., John

Re: [mailop] [EXTERNAL] Need help with Microsoft S3150 and Yahoo TSS09 on recently transferred /24

2020-08-01 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Sat, 1 Aug 2020, 03:02 Michael Wise via mailop, wrote: > > > Let’s just say that it is quite typical that, “FreeMail” mail providers > such as HotMail and … others … are typically not classical Profit Centers. > > Some try and fund their services with ads. > > Some … try and run it for the,

Re: [mailop] [EXTERNAL] Need help with Microsoft S3150 and Yahoo TSS09 on recently transferred /24

2020-07-31 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 at 23:39, Lili Crowley wrote: > Chris- > > I'm from Yahoo/AOL/VMG. > > I just helped him and help lots of people who contact me from mailop so > perhaps adjust your commentary accordingly. > > Thanks. > > Lili > Noted, and apologies. Frankly it was brainfade on my part to

Re: [mailop] Need help with Microsoft S3150 and Yahoo TSS09 on recently transferred /24

2020-07-31 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Fri, 31 Jul 2020 at 21:46, Simon Arlott via mailop wrote: > Could someone from Microsoft and Yahoo help me resolve this issue with > 209.16.157.42? > > 550 5.7.1 Unfortunately, messages from [209.16.157.42] weren't sent. > Please contact your Internet service provider since part of their >

Re: [mailop] UCEPROTECT-Level1 listing

2020-06-08 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Mon, 8 Jun 2020 at 16:37, Ewald Kessler | Webpower via mailop < mailop@mailop.org> wrote: > Hello, > > One of our IP addresses (91.197.72.142) got blacklisted at > UCEPROTECT-Level1 with a "Last Impact" timestamp of 06.06.2020 16:57 CEST > +/- 1min. > > But the peculiar thing is, no mail was

Re: [mailop] Unable to receive email from WeTransfer and Facebook (only for a specific domain)

2020-05-17 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Sun, 17 May 2020 at 12:04, Adam D. Barratt via mailop wrote: > On Sun, 2020-05-17 at 12:30 +0200, ml+mailop--- via mailop wrote: > > On Sun, May 17, 2020, Alessio Cecchi via mailop wrote: > > > > > the domain name is stefanoboschi.it and after the transfer from one > > > > dig

Re: [mailop] [EXTERNAL] Uptick in live.com blocks from AWS 1/20

2020-02-06 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 20:15, Michael Wise via mailop wrote: > > > Heh. > > > > A perfect example of the Turing Test, but not in the way most people think > of it… > > > > https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2084970/ > > > > You really were talking to a live human after step 2, but

Re: [mailop] Uptick in live.com blocks from AWS 1/20

2020-01-30 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
On Thu, 30 Jan 2020, 17:23 rps462 via mailop, wrote: > I get it .. I'm usually one of the people asking folks to include IPs, but > this is for several of my customers and I'd rather not discuss in a public > forum. > > We've now received responses to our remediation requests saying the IPs >

Re: [mailop] Suggestions for VPS providers in Europe?

2019-12-03 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
Another +1 for Mythic. I had a VPS with a host acquired by MB. They onboarded me painlessly and significantly invested in the infrastructure not long after acquisition without hiking up my pricing which I was incredibly grateful for. Upgrades went efficiently with the absolute minimum downtime;

Re: [mailop] Strange Optimum bounce code

2019-10-30 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
It's an RBL-style block response but it may be due to an internal blacklist. Have you contacted optimum/Optonline/Cablevision? Found ab...@cv.net on https://www.optimum.net/pages/ReportAbuse.html if you haven't already tried them... Perhaps also inet...@cv.net? (tech contact on ARIN for

Re: [mailop] Gmail marking email from me as spam

2019-10-11 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
After recently receiving yet more spam from standards-compliant spam servers (valid SPF, DMARC and domains on mainstream TLDs and delivery tolerating greylisting), this discussion got me thinking again. Some open questions: Imagine an operator wishes to spin up a new email server, for themself or

[mailop] Erroneous Hotmail spam/junk JMR email due to recipient error, where's the operator feedback loop?

2019-10-08 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
Today I had to deal with an erroneous Hotmail JMR notification via my SNDS registration - the email was an order confirmation to a customer, it appears they use the Junk/Spam button as a Delete button. Once I receive this email, if I can demonstrate that it wasn't actually a complaint but was

Re: [mailop] Banning new TLDs .icu, .pro, ...?

2019-09-07 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
I gave up long ago attempting to report bad actors using some of these new TLDs, nobody cares to know. Simple cash grab by the registries. I currently reject any emails from .pro .date .science .top .download .work .click .link .diet .review .party .zip .xyz except abc.xyz with regex:

Re: [mailop] live.com error S775

2019-07-03 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
See https://serversmtp.com/smtp-error/ , https://www.arclab.com/en/kb/email/smtp-response-codes-error-messages.html ("SMTP Error 451") et al. 451 is one of many SMTP response codes. The MTA understands the initial error code and the other text is for your benefit. Essentially 400s are generic

[mailop] How to report fakes / impersonation sending from GMail?

2019-07-01 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
A slightly leftfield question for Monday... Recently, someone who I didn't know emailed me out of the blue from a GMail address to my own address. They were apparently trying to establish contact for no obvious reason, almost like sending me an email after meeting in person to exchange details.

Re: [mailop] [meta] Missing emails from the list to GMail?

2019-06-03 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
I'm grateful to Alan who just pointed out he branched off the booking.com discussion, I totally missed that thanks to gmail app hiding multiple intermediate emails. (oops) I've had numerous problems with some clients sending regular mail to gmail and outlook.com addresses over the weekend and was

[mailop] [meta] Missing emails from the list to GMail?

2019-06-03 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
I've noticed over the last few days that certain messages in a thread (e.g. the booking.com DMARC discussion) are neither delivered nor in junk mail purgatory - appears they're being silently dropped, or perhaps rate limited by gmail? Anyone seeing similarly? Cheers Chris

Re: [mailop] Which are legitimate Yahoo mail servers?

2019-05-23 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
_spf.mail.yahoo.com SPF record validates any IP with a PTR within yahoo.com or yahoo.net. Unless someone's spoofing rDNS it's from one of their MTAs. https://secure.fraudmarc.com/tool/spf/_spf.mail.yahoo.com Googling around, other example records: tm13.bullet.mail.sg3.yahoo.com (old result, no

Re: [mailop] DigitalOcean calling for social media s* storm? (Re: Why is it so hard to have takedown's performed..)

2019-05-10 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
Sorry, should have clarified; a mixture of spam and SSH bruteforcing attempts. On Fri, 10 May 2019, 21:43 Luis E. Muñoz via mailop, wrote: > On 10 May 2019, at 11:49, James Cloos via mailop wrote: > > >>>>>> "CW" == Chris Woods via mailop writes: > &g

Re: [mailop] DigitalOcean calling for social media s* storm? (Re: Why is it so hard to have takedown's performed..)

2019-05-09 Thread Chris Woods via mailop
Like others I've reached the end of my tether with DO. In my case, I've seen increasing volumes of malicious / junk traffic via their IPv6 prefixes, with reports to abuse doing virtually nothing, so now I just define ip/ip6tables drop rules. 30 seconds' browsing will return the ranges you need,