On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:34 AM, John E. Perry
Mark Misulich wrote:
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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. -- ----------JSA--------- Someone stole my tag line, so now I have this rental. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org