rich...@buzzhost.co.uk wrote: > On Thu, 2009-06-25 at 11:39 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: >> rich...@buzzhost.co.uk wrote: >> >> > On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 19:00 +0200, Per Jessen wrote: >> >> Benny Pedersen wrote: >> > >> >> 2) I didn't include free email providers in my list of "large and >> >> serious hosting providers" - I was thinking more of organisations >> >> such as 1and1, hetzner, rackspace etc. etc. >> > >> > My special award goes to 1and1. I get *so much* spam from their >> > 'customers' that I block all of their ranges. I've come across many >> > others who do the same. >> >> Really? Well, I can't afford that sort of thing, my customers would >> get up and leave pretty quickly. > > I have found the opposite to be true. When I have pointed out to my > customers that using 1and1 is going to give *them* issues with > deliverability of *their* email, they are often keen to find another > provider. No small business wants the hassle of their mail getting > dropped silently on the floor because of the provider they are with > and it's a buyers market.
None of my customers _use_ 1and1 themselves (afaik), but they may very well be communicating with other legitimate businesses hosted by 1and or 1und1 (same company), which is why I can't just block 1and1. /Per Jessen, Zürich
