Email rejected by gcc list

[Nick Burrett]

N8TM@aol.com writes:

> In a message dated 2/7/00 6:02:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, nick@dsvr.net 
> writes:
> 
> > Warnings are given if the ISP tells can satisfy ORBS that they are an ISP
> >  and tells ORBS their IP address allocation.
> 
> So we are to believe that AOL and Novell have been warned each time their 
> users are blocked from sending e-mail?

No, not quite. If you are an ISP, you give ORBS an e-mail address and
your netblock. They will scan the netblock every so-often (I think one
month) and if there are any open relays then you will be notified on
a period of your choosing. This can be either weekly, bi-weekly or
monthly.

All you get is a short report that lists the IP addresses of the open-relays.

If an AOL user is having difficulty sending mail, and they are using a
AOL mail relay, because the destination site is using ORBS or MAPS RBL
as a spam blocker, then the user should notify AOL about it. If the ISP
is sensible about it, then they'll fix the problem, otherwise you are
probably out of luck.


> I have not been able to get a  response from either on what their
> plan is for dealing with this; I generally send the blocking notice
> to their postmaster.  Novell typically corrects the  situation after
> a couple of weeks; AOL in a day or so.

I suppose the very fact that Novell and AOL correct the situation would
suggest their action is to rectify the problem after you report it. :-)
Whether it takes 1 hour, or two weeks, doesn't really matter, as long
as they do it.


Regards,


Nick Burrett.
Network Administrator
Designer Servers Ltd.