Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1324 mails)

["John Andersen" <jsamyth@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM, John E. Perry <j.e.perry@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Mark Misulich wrote:
> > ...
> >
> > Outbound Email Policy of The Spamhaus Project for this IP range:
>
> Note that I know nothing about Spamhaus...
>
> > ...
> > Important: If you are using any normal email software such as Outlook, 
> > Entourage, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and you are being blocked by this 
> > Spamhaus PBL listing when you try to send email, the reason is simply that 
> > you need to turn on "SMTP Authentication" in your email software settings 
> > (Tools : Accounts : Properties : Outgoing Mail Server : check "My server 
> > requires authentication").
> > If you do not know how to do this, ask your Internet Service Provider for 
> > help with "SMTP Authentication".
> >
> > ...
> > I checked my settings per this instruction, and found that they were already 
> > correct:
>
> But did you actually call your ISP for help with the problem? You may
> need to be persistent to get above the bottom-feeders who likely know
> nothing about such things.
>
> John Perry

Further, smtp authentication is not always enough.  Especially weak
authentication
methods that involve something like pop before smtp.

The OP needs to be using SSL because some of these things like  Spamhaus
flag based on sender's IP range, and If you happen to stay in a hotel that got
tagged for spamming you get blocked by your own smtp server based
on IP from which you connected, authenticated or not, especially
at the more clueless ISPs.

Gmail as a smtp with a "reply to" header is the best idea for a traveler
who has to deal with an smtp server not under their own control.



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