Comments on: Dealing with ISPs when you are blocked http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/ Spam, delivery, email and more Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Trix http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6432 Trix Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:53:20 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6432 And this applies to corporate mail administrators who are blocking your spammy-looking dynamic hostnames. 12. Don't argue with mail admins who tell you that they block hosts that announce themselves with dynamic-appearing hostnames. How hard is it to get an rDNS that reflects your organisation? Or any name that doesn't look like IP-AD-DR-ESS.isp.domain.com? And this applies to corporate mail administrators who are blocking your spammy-looking dynamic hostnames.

12. Don’t argue with mail admins who tell you that they block hosts that announce themselves with dynamic-appearing hostnames. How hard is it to get an rDNS that reflects your organisation? Or any name that doesn’t look like IP-AD-DR-ESS.isp.domain.com?

]]> By: J.D. http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6431 J.D. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:06:47 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6431 Don't say "I'm losing a thousand dollars an hour!" Firstly, because the ISP doesn't care whether you make money or not. Secondly, because if your product were actually so amazing that you'd be making a thousand dollars an hour, you wouldn't need to use email to advertise it. There are some <a href="http://www.returnpath.net/blog/2007/10/how-to-impress-the-isps.php" rel="nofollow">more here</a>. Don’t say “I’m losing a thousand dollars an hour!” Firstly, because the ISP doesn’t care whether you make money or not. Secondly, because if your product were actually so amazing that you’d be making a thousand dollars an hour, you wouldn’t need to use email to advertise it.

There are some more here.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6395 Dan Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:29:06 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6395 Hahaha! I love that every single post about blacklists/blocking/etc always solicit at least one idiot who has somehow assumed you somehow have the power to fix their blocked mailserver :) Roberto: abuseat.org run a blacklist, they have removal instructions on their website. Go there, read, follow the instructions. Hahaha! I love that every single post about blacklists/blocking/etc always solicit at least one idiot who has somehow assumed you somehow have the power to fix their blocked mailserver :)

Roberto: abuseat.org run a blacklist, they have removal instructions on their website. Go there, read, follow the instructions.

]]> By: Roberto Colucci http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6371 Roberto Colucci Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:26:14 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6371 Our emails are being blocked by abuseat.... Our IP 89.97.242.246... Please advbise instructions to remove the block Thanks Our emails are being blocked by abuseat…. Our IP 89.97.242.246…

Please advbise instructions to remove the block

Thanks

]]> By: Vincent Schönau http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6368 Vincent Schönau Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:46:52 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6368 12. <a href="http://blog.wordtothewise.com/index.php/2007/10/17/isps-like-boxes-of-meat/" rel="nofollow">boxes of meat</a> 12. boxes of meat

]]> By: adamo http://blog.wordtothewise.com/2008/04/dealing-with-isps-when-you-are-blocked/#comment-6365 adamo Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:31:59 +0000 http://blog.wordtothewise.com/?p=119#comment-6365 <i>"Do not lecture them about the law. It is unlikely you understand the legal issues better than they, and their lawyers, do"</i> Also, never use as an argument the law of your country when the ISP is located on different country. “Do not lecture them about the law. It is unlikely you understand the legal issues better than they, and their lawyers, do”

Also, never use as an argument the law of your country when the ISP is located on different country.

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