Re: FQDN   

On Nov 26, 11:26 am, Gaz  wrote:
> Hi Leif
>
> I've done that several times, including switching in and out of it as the
> router changes each dynamically-acquired IP from TOT - each of which I've
> checked throughwww.spamhaus.org(and found all of them to be on the PBL in
> red).
>
> TOT absolutely point blank refuse to provide SMTP relaying regardless of the
> subscription type you pay - in their limited English they simply state that
> relay = spam = abuse and risk entire TOT IP range being blocked worldwide
> (they sort of have a point about that under the Sender ID + SpamHaus cartel
> system).

Sure *open relays* are not allowed on the internet, of course Spamhaus
will blacklist them and so will any ISP if they find one. You need to
use a secure (closed) relay and use SMTP Authentication to tell the
relay you're a customer. That's what everyone else does.

> This leads me to believe that the Microsoft et alSpamhaus-initiative has
> rendered any Exchange server not on a fixed IP, to be worthless and a waste
> of the license(s) purchase price......

Well yes if you bought it to send mail 'direct-to-mx' off a dynamic
IP. Surely you didn't buy it for that purpose...

> If not, well lets just say the words "action,
> class, refund, worldwide" spring to mind

Or the words "read manual, use SMTP AUTH" ;)

date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:03:29 -0800 (PST)   author:   unknown