"DSL" does NOT equal "residential class service". There is such a thing as "SDSL" which is very much a business class service.
Also, many ISPs (MPower is one, b/c we use them) that provide ADSL, SDSL, ISDN & T-1 service, but won't delegate the Reverse DNS entries and their Reverse DNS entries contain the three letters "DSL" somewhere in the name. I think that AOL is just passing the buck. They know that because they are the biggest bully on the block that all other providers will change the RDNS entries when the block any server that has an RDNS entry containing "DSL". IMHO, AOL should be more creative in determining if the source is a residential or commercial service. In SPAM terms, this is like getting a lot of false positives b/c your filters are to restrictive. While they are at it, they should block all email from other countries b/c a lot of spam comes from outside the US! Even further, they should block all email from the three biggest sources of spam: AOL, MSN & HotMail!!! A good mirror would help AOL tremendously!! Todd Holt Xidix Technologies, Inc Las Vegas, NV USA www.xidix.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of R. Scott Perry Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] OT: AOL's got nerve >FWIW I believe that ISP are going to put a stop to companies trying to >run business class internet service with a 'residential' account. ARGH!!! Please listen to what is being said. :) This whole topic started because of AOL blocking E-mail that it thinks is coming from residential accounts. The rest of the thread is discussing BUSINESS ACCOUNTS, which some people are unintentionally blocking. I do not see a big problem with people blocking E-mail that is sent to their mailservers from residential accounts (although that may block occasional personal E-mail and E-mail from some organizations). Blocking E-mail from perfectly valid business accounts (just because they use an Internet provider that also provides residential service, and doesn't allow vanity reverse DNS entries), however, isn't a smart move. -Scott --- Declude JunkMail: The advanced anti-spam solution for IMail mailservers. Declude Virus: Catches known viruses and is the leader in mailserver vulnerability detection. Find out what you have been missing: Ask for a free 30-day evaluation. --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] 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/ --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] 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/
