Re: IIGS and Stylewriter

[modus-dejanews@pr.es.to (Patrick Michael Kane)]

On 13 Sep 1998 21:13:23 GMT, Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com> wrote:
>Joe Kohn <joko@crl.com> wrote:
>>> I can't imagine why e-mail to me bounces
> 
>I'm not sure what I was thinking when I wrote that. Afterwards, I said to
>myself, "Ummm, Joe, what about that item you wrote in the last issue of
>Shareware Solutions II about how your ISP routinely blocks Spam that isn't
>always Spam?"
> 
>So, as previously advised, if e-mail sent to Shareware Solutions II at the
>crl.com address bounces, just use one of the other e-mail addresses.
> 
>crl, like some other ISPs, rely on the controversial "Vixie List" to
>determine which ISPs are "spam friendly," and then crl blocks all e-mail
>from that entire domain. I've complained, to no avail. And, the ironic
>thing about this particular anti-spam measure is that obviously it doesn't 
>work, as I continue to get 10 to 20 spams a day.

Just think how much you'd get without it.  The MAPS blackhole is highly
effective at persuading ISPs who aren't spam mongers to adopt some decent
terms of service and implement some easy technical fixes.  If your ISP
doesn't comply, it's most likely because they sell a lot of accounts to
spamemrs and aren't able to comply without compromising their revenue
stream.

Alternatively, maybe they are just not aware of it.  It's very easy to get
off the MAPS list, provided you show any sort of good faith effort
at preventing further spam.
-- 
Patrick Michael Kane
<modus-dejanews@pr.es.to>