[sdiy] USB (was: Call for opinions: Walsh Module)

[KA4HJH]

>>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors
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>> <P.Maddox at signal.qinetiq.com>
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>> 550 <P.Maddox at signal.qinetiq.com>... This domain is banned.
>> 554 <P.Maddox at signal.qinetiq.com>... Remote protocol error
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>QinetiQ have received too much spam from GTE.NET or GTE.NET is on one of the
>spam abuse lists.

The magic word here is "open relay". GTE/Verizon (one of the big ISP's)
gets blacklisted periodically for this. It's something that shouldn't
happen but does.

Much as we all hate spam, or more precisely spammers, I'm not quite sure
what to make of this approach as it comes dangerously close to "kill the
messenger". If they've been _permanently_ banned that's just plain stupid
because soon they won't be taking email from anybody.

Just as an example of how dumb this can get, a couple years ago GTE got
blacklisted by Intermail. The funny thing is that they had a special
arrangement with Intermail to provide additional webmail addresses for GTE
customers--there was a a special log-in page just for GTE customers and
everything. So what happened was I couldn't email myself from one account
to the other even though the two companies were supposedly in cahoots.
Brilliant. How difficult is it to pick up the phone? Guess they couldn't
send an email, huh?
-- 

Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"

"There is no Main Street anymore except at Disneyland--and try and buy a
gun there"--Hank Hill