On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 at 02:43, Tim via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 2021-06-13 at 15:11 -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:
> My provider is refusing messages from this list.
> I'm chccking to see if that's still true.
>
Well, it worked. But might I suggest not using your service provider's
email.
Good advice.
Service providers can get blocklisted when a spammer manages to get
a (stolen?) account or when they host web sites for organizations that
some individuals find objectionable. Many professional organizations
and university alumni groups offer free email forwarding. This provides
a stable address you can provide to others, while allowing you to quickly
switch to a different provider.
If you use an external one (e.g. gmail, yahoo, or many others), you're
not subject your provider's whims. And if, in the future, you don't
like your service provider you're free to leave without having to care
that people won't be able to contact you at your email address any
more.
Or the whims of people who spend their time reporting content they
don't like to blocklists. The downside of the external email providers
is that your data gets used for their benefit. I try to limit use of gmail
to email lists, e.g., only content that is widely available in list archives,
etc., but my personal email is with a community organization that also
hosts websites for local organizations. People who dislike one of
these groups sometimes generate complaints that result in blocklisting,
and my outgoing mails to family and friends get blocked. I investigated
one instance and found that the blocklist was maintained by a company
that Google purchased. So far, gmail has not been blocked, despite
being a source of spam (probably sent from stolen accounts).
--
George N. White III
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