[mythtv-users] MythTV.org is in SPAM black list!

[Chen Bekor]

Ray Olszewski wrote:
> At 11:20 AM 8/14/2003 +0200, Chen Bekor wrote:
> 
>> The mythtv.org mailing list servers (66.111.39.130 and 66.111.39.136) 
>> are included in a global SPAM Prevention early warnning systems (go to 
>> www.spews.org - on the home page enter this IPs in the lookup record 
>> form and you will find them in the black list!)
>>
>> As a result all major ISPs block any email comming from mythtv.org.
> 
> 
> Is this ("all major") true? Or is SPEWS just another wannabe SPAM 
> blocker that will fail by overreaching, much the way ORBS 
> self-destructed some years back?
> 
> Who really uses SPEWS? As distinct from a more level-headed source like 
> RTBH, which (last time I checked, anyway) didn't block entire ISP 
> address blocks?

I'm not sure about major ISPs in the US but in Israel the biggest ISP 
(NetVision) is using SPEWS.

I agree with you, they block entire ISP's address blocks - in this case 
its United Colocation Group with the range 66.111.32.0 - 66.111.63.255 !

> 
> 
>> I have contacted my ISP 2 weeks ago but its not in their hands
> 
> 
> Sure it is. Your ISP *chose* to use SPEWS. If in doing so it blocks 
> legitimate e-mail traffic, you as a customer should object. If enough 
> customers do, your ISP will change its practice.

My ISP's policy is that the blocked ISP should resolve this case by 
contacting SPEWS and figure out who is using their address block for 
SPAM. Until that happens- their hands are tied :(

Is there any way to override specific IP addresses? maybe this way I can 
convince my ISP to cancel the SPEWS filter for mythtv.org?

> 
>>  - Isaac, can you help?
>>
>> Any body else out there with the same problem?
> 
> 
> How would an e-mail sent through this list reach such people? (For that 
> matter, how are you receiving it?)
> 
> 

I'm reading through the archive ... :(

> 
> 

Isaac, will you contact your ISP and try to resolve this issue?