[svlug] OT: I live in an email ghetto - Brian Bilbrey, email rejected

[Mike Castle]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 10:08:17PM +0100, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> Which shows the address as an NTL "dialup equivalent".  Cable, however, 
> isn't dialup.  And there are no other listings for this address.  DSL / 

No.  But consumer Cable and DSL _are_ dialup equivalents.  I have no
problems what so ever about using my ISPs email gateway.  Personally I'd
prefer it if all ISPs blocked outgoing SMTP at their gateways.

> Care to think of how many small or independent operators are running on 
> such systems?
> 
> In my case, this is my best-case email solution.  It's not my box, it's 
> offered by a friend, and it's being gradually marginalized.  For no 
> reason other than the fact this is a dynamic IP.
> 
> Consider that community bastions such as Slashdot and Kuro5hin 
> originated as personal systems on consumer grade networks.  This is an 
> opportunity window of the Internet which is being gradually closed 
> down.

Is the IP blocked at all or is the IP blocked only for email?

I've heard of no cases of ISPs using DUL type lists for blocking routing,
only for blocking SMTP.  I have seen entire ISPs blocked because they
refused to act upon a single spammer.

Are you suggesting this has changed?

mrc
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