(OT) Mail got blocked because of SORBS/DYNABLOCK

[Jeff Kinz]

Reuben, Ed Wilts credibility in this list, on a scale of 1 to 10, is so
close to ten that it is indistinguishable from ten.  Please take his
advice.

On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 08:04:21AM -0500, Reuben D. Budiardja wrote:
> On Thursday 01 April 2004 07:47 am, Ed Wilts wrote:
> > What he should be doing is sending his e-mail through his ISP's mail
> > server as I pointed out in an earlier response.  
> 
> OK, I'll tell him that. But . . .
> 
> I still don't understand this quite well. The account that trigger the rule 
> received the mail from my SMTP server. 
> I believe this is what happening to the mail relaying:
> 
> a --> B ---> C --- d
> 
> a = my friend home computer, MS Outlook client, 

(A possible explanation.. ):
Which has A dynamically assigned IP address that is in the block list.
This IP address is recorded in the headers which accompany the email.
the block list filters find it there and wallah! blocked.


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