We are trying some very big internal BT guns at present. We have the
benefit of some inside tracks, but they may lead nowhere.
Put very simply, BT's web hoisting is being abused by people setting up
"Open Relay" servers, which is offensive. BT should take the approach of
locking those accounts, blocking open relays, and allowing the world to
trade. And how can I tell if the other DSL provider has open relays? They
won't say when you sign up
Again it is at the margins of data protection, but the new SI "against Spam"
makes this a current issue. It also prevents OUR list members here from
communicating with the list.
I feel a press article coming on ;)
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Hammond [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 11:17 AM
To: Tim Trent; [log in to unmask]
Subject: RE: [data-protection] Spam blocks gone mad
Tim, I can sympathise. One of our outreach centres has been blocked from
sending emails via their BT ADSL connection for over a month. Their IP is
part of the same group as yours.
BT are not much help. They do occasionally try to get the blacklisting
removed but spam traffic causes an immediate blacklist again!
The only advice I can give is to sign up with another ISP.
Regards,
Colin Hammond
IT Systems Officer
Thanet College
("You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be."
Don Van Vliet)
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