E-mail Problems, I think!

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Big Al.

Original Poster:

69,187 posts

269 months

Thursday 18th December 2003
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Over the last couple of days friends have tried replying to my mails, these have been returned to the senders as undelivered.

I'm getting my usual mails coming through from P/H, ads and via my profile link etc.

It's just individuals replying to me, that seems to be a problem.

I’ve just sent a test mail to myself, and that goes off and comes back instantly.

So any suggestions as to what's going on?

TIA

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

276 months

Thursday 18th December 2003
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Mail me via my profile with your email address, and I will send a few tests from various networks.

Big Al.

Original Poster:

69,187 posts

269 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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YHM

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

276 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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Jamie @ e-Mail said:

Hi,

Sent off 3 test emails to you from varying networks.

Let me know if you get all 3.

If you do, it would indicate that your mail Seems to be fine, as the 3 boxes are located on 3 different networks.

Given your on a BT address, I find it hard to believe that the mail config itself would be b0rked.

Maybe its just your friends email systems :|

If you could get hold of one of their undeliverable messages, that would be aof great use.

Jamie

<Posted on PH Too, incase this doesn’t get thru>

Big Al.

Original Poster:

69,187 posts

269 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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Yep got um all? YHM

beano500

20,854 posts

286 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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I've had some intermittent problems with an ISP that put some rubbish anti-spam filter in place earlier this year.

At one stage e-mails from the BBC were being rejected as being spam and various other sources, which is most annoying. I mean to say - from the BBC, Dahhhhhhhhling!

I can't remember - :screech of brakes as he pulls to a halt and consults the archives: - yes I can remember what it is:

The "Real-time black hole list" and my ISP said Unfortunately, sender mail server is listed on Real-time black hole
list, which means their mail server is an open relay (open to
spammers). This list is used to control spam (junk mail) from mail
server, which are open.

As long as their IP address is listed in RBL, mail cannot be delivered
to our servers, they need to get them self out of that RBL list.


JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

276 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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Np,

Spend too much time chasing up rouge MX, it saddens me to say i have become quite adept at it.

Still.. life goes on.

Lets hope its all sorted (or at least an issue with your m8s pc :P )

JamieBeeston

9,294 posts

276 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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beano, RBL is just a list of 'norty ips' from people considered to be spamming.

might find someone at the BBC was sending out mailshots, and some of the ppl that recieved them took offence to them..

Could also be spammers spoofing ips/hosts in order to fcsk the BBC over, or just as their the first name that came to their mind.

You could ask your ISP to whitelist the BBC.. or complain to the BBC techies that their RBL blocked, and ask them to sort it out.

If they are still on the RBL (and wide scale, not just a small department) it will be a HUGE headache for them.

beano500

20,854 posts

286 months

Friday 19th December 2003
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JamieBeeston said:

If they are still on the RBL (and wide scale, not just a small department) it will be a HUGE headache for them.


Mysteriously cleared after three days after an adamant ISP saying that if bbc.co.uk was a spammer it was tough!