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zaphod · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 2002 Location: Cloverdale

k.berger · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 84

**kal** · Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:55 pm Post subject:

k.berger · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 84

Yes, that's exactly how it is (only authenticated users can use SMTP service), and since all (or at least most) other ports, and other services, like FTP, HTTP and such aren't available on such machine, chances of direct infection are small.
Of course somebody CAN still ID of legitimate user... But then, it's not that easy, and it's easy to correct by changing log-in parameters.

Kris

**kal** · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:33 pm Post subject:

Anyone have any first hand recommendations for a mail company? We send out around 30,000 to 60,000 emails/month.

Kal

k.berger · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 84

Kal,

your best bet would be in my opinion you domain registrar (was it Godaddy.com?). They routinely provide this service for their customers. I am not sure if you would have to switch DNS servers to their own or not (technically it's not necessary, but I don't know about their administrative rules). One way or the other it's not difficult, and you wouldn't be dealing with another company.

Kris

**kal** · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:55 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kris. Makes sense. I'd also do DNS hosting by them then too as I'd be able to self-manage it instead of asking my current web host to make the DNS changes.

Kal

**kal** · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

Hmm.... GoDaddy.com (and most others) don't seem to have to email forwarding. Places that offer email services seem to all be about storage space and POP accounts mostly. We use about 30-40 email addresses here but only 2 are actual pop accounts with very little in them. The rest are just forwards.

Kal

zaphod · Joined: 16 Jun 2006 Posts: 2002 Location: Cloverdale

**kal** · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:59 am Post subject:

yeah?

k.berger · Joined: 16 Mar 2006 Posts: 84

RogueChili · Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Posts: 162 Location: Westfield, MA

Kal,

Check out IPower, mail forwarding is not a problem and setup is straight forward. Great support too. I have been with IPower for over five years.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Aug 10, 2009 10:54 pm Post subject:

Hey, can someone yell at SORBS (www.au.sorbs.net) to unblack list us? That's who is still blacklisting my emails from my site to get to my Shaw addresses.

Thanks!

**kal** · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:19 am Post subject:

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:30 am Post subject:

Yep, apparently SORBS is service made up of.. volunteers (!!!) so they are slow in taking blacklisted sites off... go figure.

Kudos to Shaw internet though today. I called within Canada with someone that could speak English! Zero wait time, the first line tech knew exactly what I was talking about (I sure didn't), I gave him our IP address, and he confirmed indeed that we were blacklisted, then told me about SORBS.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:37 am Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:38 pm Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:41 pm Post subject:

We're now off of SORBS's list so we're 99% in the clear. There's one last place that essentially blackmail's you for 50 Euro to get off the list. They keep everyone listed for 30 days before automatically expering which is absolutely horrible. Most places de-list you automatically after your IP stops spamming for a couple of days. The place is: http://www.backscatterer.org/?ip=206.225.23.5

Back to the beach.... Smile

Kal

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject:

I hope you're on the coast somewhere. A landlocked mass of sand cannot rightfully be called a 'beach'.

THIS is a beach...:

WTS · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1276 Location: Calgary

I just started getting emails again on Shaw.ca, thanks.