Re: ISP's blocking complete IP ranges for mail???

Exactly what he said, just configure to use their SMTP gateway to send mail.
CEICW Instead of DNS forward mail to your ISP

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"Leythos" <void@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In article <OPeijZPxFHA.2620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Anna Clark"
> <anna.clark(remove this)@verizon.net> says...
>> Below is a response from a big ISP regarding my customers email. This
>> client is on
>> Verizon DSL, and has a "Static" ip addresss.
>>
>> This does not seem to be a block based on bad DNS records for one sender.
>> Rather it seems to be a wholesale block of an entire segment of the
>> industry.
>>
>> As far as I can tell, all the DNS records are set correctly, and if any
>> one
>> out there is a
>> DNS expert, I can send you the complete IP and domain name.
>>
>> Is my understanding correct, and is this a trend? If so, it would seem
>> to
>> be an
>> obstacle to SBS in a small office environment to have to use ISP smtp
>> servers
>> to send outgoing mail.
>>
>> Or, is this isp and his "advanced product support" out of bounds?
>
> Many ISP's the provide residential service, or business service that is
> really repackaged residential service (As many DSL providers do), will
> be on most block lists. It's very common to use a RBL that includes
> Dynamic IP ranges for most ISP's, but it's also common to block ISP's
> that have no control over spammers.
>
> Many ISP's across the US are going to a method that only allows senders
> to relay through their email servers.
>
> If your client is paying less than $200 a month for service then they
> probably have repackaged residential service and not a real business
> class service.
>
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