Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter.

From: Darren Reed (avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au)
Date: 12/28/02 

From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To: 937863@primus.ca (Allan Jude)
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2002 04:18:35 +1100 (Australia/ACT)

In some mail from Allan Jude, sie said:
>
> This is not all that surprising
> The behavior you are talking about, blocking entire isp's and blocks of
> ips, is the same as the other service you mentioned earlier, SPEWS.
>
> SPEWS has blocked 2 entire c-classes at my isp, preventing my company
> from sending mail to many large email sites, like mail.com and others.
>
> When I enquired about having the block removed, or made more specific to
> block the spammers, but not block my /28, I was told to go to hell.
>
> I think you are in the same situation.

Ah, no wonder theo wants to use SPEWS with his new anti-spam SMTP mail
handler - the two parties have matching personalities.

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