[GLLUG] Is my email server an open relay? Update

Phillip Hofmeister plhofmei at antiochcomputerconsulting.com
Sat Jul 10 23:21:10 EDT 2004


The problem here I believe is that SBC has your IP categorized in a
dynamic IP block.  Or the foreign email server has denoted your IP block
as one that produces large amounts of spam.  Given that, the problem is
with the remote SMTP host and they policies they have implemented.

HTH

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 at 11:03:02PM -0400, Seth Bembeneck wrote:
> 
> I talked to sbc, According to them, they aren't blocking any thing for
> domain (cwhq.net).
> 
> They wondered if the place I got my domain from could be doing some
> thing. I got my domain from easydns.com, with dynamic ip updating
> enabled. Any thoughts on this?
> 
> Currently, I'm trying to route all mail through smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
> But I can't get authentication and I'm wondering if it is because my
> username has "@" in the middle. See my last post for details.
> 
> Any more ideas??
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Seth
> 
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