Earthlink MX from *Earthlink* dynamic IPs blocked?
I'm trying to get my sister's MythTV DVR to send her a daily email with its recording schedule. Earthlink is apparently blocking the email because it's coming from a dynamic address -- even though that address *is an Earthlink cablemodem*. Is there anyone from Earthlink email ops around who can confirm that's actually the proper interpretation of your policy? Cheers, -- jra
On 12/03/2010 03:22 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
I'm trying to get my sister's MythTV DVR to send her a daily email with its recording schedule. Earthlink is apparently blocking the email because it's coming from a dynamic address -- even though that address *is an Earthlink cablemodem*.
Is there anyone from Earthlink email ops around who can confirm that's actually the proper interpretation of your policy?
I don't know why this should be especially surprising. They probably use RBL's, etc, just like everybody else and I doubt the RBL cares whether the source is earthlink vs. earthlink's address space. Wouldn't it be easier to just set your linux box to use submission and one of earthlink's mail servers, just like any other client ought to be doing these days? Mike
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 17:29, Michael Thomas <mike@mtcc.com> wrote:
On 12/03/2010 03:22 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
I'm trying to get my sister's MythTV DVR to send her a daily email with its recording schedule. Earthlink is apparently blocking the email because it's coming from a dynamic address -- even though that address *is an Earthlink cablemodem*.
Is there anyone from Earthlink email ops around who can confirm that's actually the proper interpretation of your policy?
I don't know why this should be especially surprising. They probably use RBL's, etc, just like everybody else and I doubt the RBL cares whether the source is earthlink vs. earthlink's address space.
Wouldn't it be easier to just set your linux box to use submission and one of earthlink's mail servers, just like any other client ought to be doing these days?
Mike
We do the same thing, if you aren't an authenticated client, you're just another unknown mail server on the internet, so the same deliverability rules apply with DNS etc. You do not get special treatment just because you are on one of our ip blocks as far as inbound MX submission via SMTP. -Blake
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From: "Blake Dunlap" <ikiris@gmail.com>
I don't know why this should be especially surprising. They probably use RBL's, etc, just like everybody else and I doubt the RBL cares whether the source is earthlink vs. earthlink's address space.
Wouldn't it be easier to just set your linux box to use submission and one of earthlink's mail servers, just like any other client ought to be doing these days?
We do the same thing, if you aren't an authenticated client, you're just another unknown mail server on the internet, so the same deliverability rules apply with DNS etc. You do not get special treatment just because you are on one of our ip blocks as far as inbound MX submission via SMTP.
Got it; yeah, maybe that shouldn't have been a surprise. I guess I'll have to smart host her to their internal outbound server; that workaround works for me with RoadRunner, it ought to work on EL as well. Nothing to see here; move along. Thanks, -- jra
On 12/3/2010 5:40 PM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
Got it; yeah, maybe that shouldn't have been a surprise. I guess I'll have to smart host her to their internal outbound server; that workaround works for me with RoadRunner, it ought to work on EL as well.
In my experience ssmtp (the software) has done a good job of smarthost-ing mail away from solitary instances with minimal pain; any reason you couldn't use that? Jima
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