Neil Schwartzman wrote:
Hold up now. Why did you goto emailreg.org?? That is the whitelisting
service. I'd go ahead and request a delist at
http://www.barracudacentral.org/rbl/removal-request
Worked well for me.
Good question.
I went to emailreg.org because the bounce I got back directed me to this page
http://www.barracudacentral.org/reputation?r=1 which included this quarter-page ad:
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One way to get your email through spam filters even if you are listed on the
BRBL is to register your domain and IPs at EmailReg.org. Email administrators
can configure their systems to use EmailReg.org to apply policy to inbound
email. Emails from domain names and IP addresses that are properly registered on
EmailReg.org can be automatically exempted from spam filtering defense layers on
Barracuda Spam Firewalls, preventing your email from being accidentally blocked.
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But you have an excellent point. And I am NOT trying to be sarcastic when I say
I was trying for a more or less permanent solution and I actually completely
missed the point that I could have continued with the more traditional process
and request to be de-listed.
So I was NOT compelled to send them money and I did have another option that I
ignored. That was dumb of me.
And in the spirit of full disclosure...the other good news is the IP in our
block that was being blocked back in early April is no longer blocked. Not sure
why (as I am also not sure why we were blocked in the first place). But happy
about it none the less.
However, I do still feel it is a little self-serving to block someone and then
"offer" to unblock them for money.
Thank you Neil for pointing out what I missed.
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Andy Dorman
Ironic Design, Inc.
AnteSpam.com, HomeFreeMail.com, ComeHome.net
