Re: Problem with sending mail to gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org

[Geoff Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>]

Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@mediaone.net> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> I tried to respond to a few bugs in the GCC GNATS system,
> but the Cygnus mail relay rejected my e-mail, because it
> accused me of being in the ORBS anti-spam mailer database:

This machine does seem to be in the ORBS database.  I've checked
24.147.1.156, and it doesn't seem to permit relays itself, but ORBS
indicates that some other host which does permit relays will output
mail through 24.147.1.156.

>       http://www.orbs.org/verify.php3?address=24.147.1.156

> I tried to access this URL, but cannot connect to ORBS.
> If I do a traceroute to www.orbs.org, I see that there is
> a routing loop somewhere in New Zealand, preventing me from 
> accessing the ORBS web site.

This seems to be a problem with Mercury Telecommunication's network in

> How can I resolve this issue, so I can correctly access the GCC GNATS
> bug reporting mechanism?

I would try bugging this person:

technical_contact: Joe Abley
technical_contact_phone: +64 21 625 182
technical_contact_fax: +64 9 353 1478
technical_contact_email: jabley@patho.gen.nz
technical_contact_address_line_1: 1302 Dominion Road
technical_contact_address_line_2: Mount Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand

He is listed as the technical contact for qsi.net.nz, as determined by
`whois qsi.net.nz@whois.domainz.net.nz'.  Then you can access the URL
and determine which host needs to be fixed.

-- 
- Geoffrey Keating <geoffk@geoffk.org>