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Re: Yahoo says I'm a Spam-o-Rama (via DynDNS)



> From: Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>
 
> There is no need for a static IP to do this properly, and dynamic
> DNS is irrelevant. The issue is that you're trying to send mail
> directly from a dynamic *IP address*. People on dynamic IP addresses
> should always relay mail through some other machine, such as their
> ISP's mail server. This takes about a minute to configure and after
> that you won't notice it.

My outgoing to AOL addresses has been blocked this past year. The
error message says it won't accept dynamic addresses. I called them
up and they stonewalled me; all I got was that blocking their
customers from getting my mail was some kind of "feature." 

My web hosting service, whose smtp server I use for my outgoing mail,
says that it has nothing to do with blocking, but I should get in
touch with the originating point, my ISP. My ISP says it has nothing
to do with mail, but check with the hosting service that offers use of
their smtp server.

Does your comment suggest that my hosting service could in fact
redirect mail I send to its smtp server so that it goes out under its
own static address? They may not be accomodating, but can this be done
in principle? Would it overcome AOL's peculiar desire to block my
address? 

Haines Brown

 



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