Agree as well! SPEWS caused more trouble than it did good. Duane
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:16 PM Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Comments > Scott, > > As well it should say that! Anyone that would do anything other than > ignore the spews db is out of their minds. > > In this case they have been irresponsible. The domain that "supposedly" > sent spam is not and has never been hosted here. > > Furthermore, the inability to be removed and statements like this ( Q11 > of their FAQ): > > Q11: I'm a spammer and I'm listed in SPEWS, I want out! Will you do it? > > A11: Sorry, SPEWS is a list of known spammers, spamming operations and > spam supporters, if you fit the criteria there's a good chance you will > be listed and stay listed. If you are a spammer, may we suggest you get > a real job? > > Spews is a joke and should be taken offline. > > > Respectfully, > > Phillip B. Holmes > Media Resolutions Inc. > Macromedia Alliance Partner > http://www.mediares.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 1-888-395-4678 |Ext. 101 > 972-889-0201 |Ext. 101 > > /* Please send support requests to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] */ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 12:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] Comments > > > > >Anyone else out there ever have an issue with spews.org irresponsibly > >reporting servers? > > No. > > But, they will intentionally blacklist IPs that are "near" a spammer. > > >They have blacklisted one of my boxes and for a domain we do not even > >host. There is not a way to get off their list and their site is quite > >flippant. > > > >I can't imagine anyone who could take spews.org seriously. > > > >Advice? Comments? > > If you check, you'll see that they didn't blacklist the IP of your > mailserver. Instead, there is a "nearby" spammer that they have > blacklisted, and they have included your IP in their range. Their > thought > is that you are going to complain to your ISP, who will terminate the > spammer. But it just doesn't work that way in reality. > > This is why we have "Warning: Lists a number of legitimate mailservers > that > happen to have the same Class C address space as spammers." in our > description at http://www.declude.com/junkmail/support/ip4r.htm . > > Anyone who blocks E-mail based on Spews is choosing to block legitimate > E-mail. > -Scott > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type > "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com. > > --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
