Re: Banned URL

From: Matt Silberstein (RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam_at_ix.netcom.com)
Date: 10/28/05

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    Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:16:48 GMT

    On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:39:24 +0200, in alt.computer.security , Jim
    Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way> in
    <j5n3m19l8d351t4n3qak640dvmv0d68v8d@4ax.com> wrote:

    >On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 02:59:32 GMT, Matt Silberstein
    ><RemoveThisPrefixmatts2nospam@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
    >
    >>The question is why.
    >
    >why not read the url cited which offers an explanation (fourth
    >request) of a new process used by email servers.
    >
    >>>read the MS URL I cited, which is just one explanation of how
    >>>mail server operators try and stem the flood of unsolicited emails
    >>
    >>How was my sending an email to a friend unsolicited? We had been
    >>exchanging email all day and the first block came when I changed my
    >>sig. And it went away when I removed the link in question.
    >>
    >>>If you have a complaint with AOL complain to them.
    >>
    >>I understand that you are unable to help with this question. That is
    >>fine. My experience was that ISP and blacklist providers like to keep
    >>this very close to the vest.
    >
    >Firstly I did not assert your emssage was unsolicited,

    You have implied it several times.

    >but given the
    >advertising content posted here you certainly are ill mannered and
    >self rightous enough that its possible.

    Advertising content? You are one weird dude and your notion of manners
    is rather odd. As for "self-righteous" there is a comment about motes
    and eyes that comes to mind.

    >Service providers filter mail, filtering is a flawed process which may
    >remove 90% of the junk and 1% of genuine messages. Exhibiting
    >behaviour similar to spammers may cause your message to be
    >treated as junk, even if in the view of the recipient its not.

    And what about my "behavior" was similar to spammers? Having 3 URLs in
    an email? Having three URLs in a sig? Having a sig with more lines
    than you like? What?

    And, to remind you, it is a specific URL that gets the message
    bounced. An email with www.darfurgenocide.org as the body or as part
    of the body, and no sig at all, gets a 554 message from AOL.

        SMTP error from remote mailer after end of data:
        host mailin-01.mx.aol.com [205.188.156.185]: 554-:
         (HVU:B1) http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvub1.html
        554 TRANSACTION FAILED

    Now you may well find some solace in repeating that the problem is
    that I am spamming, but that is your problem.

    [snip] 

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