> Would someone who can translate this for me - tell me - is Verizon blocking > Adelphia mail (who provides my cable connection) or KWS online who is > hosting my email address?
It is a little hard to sort out, but the only real clue you get is all the way down here: > ----- Transcript of session follows ----- > ... while talking to relay.verizon.net.: > >>> MAIL From:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SIZE=5949 > <<< 550 Email from your Email Service Provider is currently blocked by > Verizon Online's anti-spam system. The email "sender" or Email Service > Provider may visit http://www.verizon.net/whitelist and request removal of > the block. > 554 5.0.0 Service unavailable > ? > Reporting-MTA: dns; ns.kws11.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^ So it looks like KWS online is being blocked. I've just been around on this on another mailing list I'm on: Verizon has, as of some time this month, decided to get aggressive about blacklisting kind-of willy-nilly, with some sort of way for ISPs [who have nothing else to do, of course] to 'register' or some such with them. A friend found this somewhere on Verizon's website: ------------------------------------------------ Announcements Statement From Verizon Online Regarding Spam Filtering and Its Impact on Delivery of Your E-mail As an ISP, Verizon Online is working hard to address serious security threats on the Internet by closely monitoring our network for incoming and outgoing spam and by working cooperatively with others across the ISP industry on anti-spam initiatives These round-the-clock efforts include blocking spam and propagation of viruses from sources we identify using methods that are consistent with industry practices. This is a long-standing policy at Verizon Online. When we identify sources of spam or viruses, we block them as narrowly as we can and, where possible, we work directly with whoever manages that source to notify them of the issue. We then continuously monitor the source and will lift the block as soon as we are satisfied the threat has been resolved. In many cases, this is resolved within two days; however, we will not remove a block as long as a serious threat remains. In April 2005, Verizon Modified Its Spam Blocking Policy And Procedures In An Effort To More Effectively Block Spam Only While Delivering Legitimate E-mail. However, Because No Policy Is Perfect, The Modified Policy Notifies Senders Of Blocked E-mail That Their E-mail Did Not Reach The Intended Recipient. [....] ----------------------------------------------------- Summary: it is too inconvenient for us to deal with what-looks-to-us-like- spam messages reasonably, so we're going to make *OUR* laziness be YOUR problem and block some of YOUR legit email. Consider it "acceptable collateral damage", in our incompetent attempts to deal with incoming spam. The big difference now is that they're sending back an NDR instead of just dumping the message -- so it is likely/possible that your email was *NEVER* getting through, you [and your correspondent] just had no way to tell. /Bernie\ -- Bernie Cosell Fantasy Farm Fibers mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Pearisburg, VA --> Too many people, too few sheep <-- -- ---------------------------------------- The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
