On Tue, 07 May 2002 14:29:46 -0500, "Howard Shere" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> is alleged to have written: > > >> >> Spews/Osirusoft have blacklisted my secure SIMS server because some >> f***wit on another system advertised a website on my ISP's network. >> Idiots blacklisted every IP address on the ISP despite the fact that the >> ISP is secured from Spam and had NOTHING to do with sending the spam. > >Most of the blacklist people feel that if spam advertises a website then >both the site where the mail came from and the site hosting the website are >both to blame. > >The usually want the hosting company to stop hosting the website in order to >stop being blacklisted. > >While I feel your pain (running an ISP myself) I understand why they are >doing this. They feel that the webhost is as responsible as the mailhost. >The customer is spamming and blacklising both the mail host (which the >spammer can easily switch when they can't spam from there anymore) and the >web host (which is harder for the customer to switch) is a good tactic for >them.
Howard, I don't think anybody fails to understand what they are thinking when they do this. But the point that he was trying to make is that if I was ticked off at you I could send out some spam to a million people advertising www.greendragon.com, and even though you had nothing to do with it, you would still get blacklisted. The irony of sending out lots of spam advertising Osirusoft and having them blacklist themselves would be just too exquisite. --Lyle ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
