Len, This is what I stated in my last post to this group - both MSN and AOL have stepped up their effort to eliminate spam. They are locking down their servers and blocking anyone who violates their policies in any way.
Bruce Barnes ChicagoNetTech / Rinella Internet Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Here's the article and links to more information from last week's PC News On-Line: February 21st, 2003 AOL, Microsoft Join the War on Spam Spam wars are heating up, and ISPs are seriously getting into the fray--finally. Both AOL and Microsoft, which together provide e-mail services to a majority of U.S. residents, have taken steps this week to address spam and hopefully cut down its annoyance for both ISPs and users. And not a moment too soon: e-mail security firm MessageLabs predicts that the volume of spam this year will match that of legitimate e-mail, up from 30 percent last year. To combat the flow, Microsoft has taken legal action. It filed a lawsuit in a California court last week seeking against unnamed defendants that the company claims illegally harvested its users' Hotmail addresses with the intention of spamming them. The company said that it tracked down those named in the lawsuit through the IP address, but that the ISP to whom it is registered had not made clear who was using it. See "Microsoft Fights Spam With Subpoenas" at: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109445,tk,dnWknd,00.asp AOL has set up a task force specifically to deal with spam, and plans to roll out new tools to help its users deal with the in-box menace. And both companies have stepped up pressure on Congress to pass laws against spam. Read "ISPs Escalate War on Spam" at: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,109461,tk,dnWknd,00.asp Meanwhile, if you're sick of dealing with the unwanted influx, look for our upcoming April magazine feature for even more spam help or check out recent PC World articles on spam fighting tools and tips, see "Internet Tips: Wage War on Spam With Old Tools and New Filters" at: http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,107864,tk,dnWknd,00.asp and "New Spam Fighters: Smart and Effective" at: http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,106328,tk,dnWknd,00.asp. Anush Yegyazarian Senior Editor, News ________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Len Conrad Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 09:55 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP Clogging..... >The thing is, at the same time of the day, I can connect to 4 of the hotmail >servers successfully from work, but can connect to NONE of those same >servers at home. I believe they are definitely implementing some sort of >SPAM control ah, from home you're ip could be in a DUL database that MS could have built, like MAPS DUL database. From their recent anti-abuse moves, it seems they are hurting pretty bad. snif From your home ip, traceroute and telnet to port 25 to see what happens. DSL lines are horrendous sources of huge, DoS-level volumes of attacks. Len To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
