I'm sorry to say I tossed the early posts on this topic. They only started to catch my eye when a member of a Subaru enthusiast forum I monitor was complaining about not be able to get on the forum through AOL.
Anyone care to repost the Cliff Notes version of the original/known issue(s) for my edification? Thx! Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Weaver [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06/17/2003 3:03 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: AOL Now Bouncing DHCP Addresses, Residential > Addresses[May > Be OT] > > > Thats not true really, I am employed at an ISP and our > Forwards and reverses > all match, and we have a /19. > > -Drew > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daryl Hunt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: AOL Now Bouncing DHCP Addresses, Residential > Addresses[May Be > OT] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Nichel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:20 AM > > Subject: Re: AOL Now Bouncing DHCP Addresses, Residential > Addresses[May Be > > OT] > > > > > > > Drew Weaver wrote: > > > > Since you're probably violating your ISPs ToS anyway I > guess it doesnt > > > > matter if AOL doesn't accept your mail. > > > > > > > > -Drew > > > > > > Yes and no. I have a business account, and am allowed to > run things > > > such as web servers and mail servers. In their business > TOS, it says > > > nothing about me running these items on either static or > dynamic ip's > > > (my account has one static and 5 dynamic ip's). I use > the static for my > > > business website, my mail server is on one of the dynamic > ip's, and a > > > gateway set up on one of the other dynamics. Their > general TOS does > > > state that dynamic users (regular home users) can not run > these items > > > though. So it's kind of a grey area. > > > > No gray area at all. You are running a Dynamic IP which > will not pass the > > Reverse DNS lookup many email servers (including mine) will > do when you > > attempt to send it. > > > > > > > > I'm not saying that AOL is wrong for this, as I'm sure a > ton of SPAM > > > comes from people running mail servers inside their own house. > > > > They aren't wrong anymore than most of the rest of us ISPs > are. The hits > > from a certain Cable Company in Bejing would astound you. > The server will > > get hit about 5 times a minute from an ip address that ends > in 130. If > you > > have an open relay, it will sense it and begin sending spam > to the tune of > > about 30k a day. > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
