On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 08:13:29PM -0800, Steve Lamb wrote: > Bob Cox wrote: > > So long as you have a static IP which is from a block recognised as such > > (which amongst other things means it is not listed in dul.dnsbl) AND > > have valid a valid rDNS (PTR record) in place then you can send to these > > people ok. I've been doing it for years. > > That's the problem, the rDNS. Most of the large email providers don't > make a distinction between the dynamic IP pool and the static IP pool of ISP. > Some, AOL for example, will allow mail if your reverse DNS matches. > However the large ISPs that control DSL/Cable over on this side of the pond > will happily sell you $5/month for a static IP but will not change the reverse > DNS.
rDNS is not the only problem. At work ee got a static IP and a different rDNS for it. We still managed to get blacklisted by an over-zelious provider (that blacklisted our whole block, and wanted the ISP to block outgoing SMTP) I still send mail outside, but use some external relays for some of the addresses. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
