On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 09:09 -0400, m.roth@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> The real problem is manitou.net, and their "algorythm". 15 years ago, it
> might have been reasonable to track mailhosts, and block all mail coming
> from that host. For the last 10 years, at least, it's *wrong*. Even the
> best of 'Net providers can't keep up with all the spammers (or don't have
> what I would consider reasonable policies in place). With the exception of
> a few outlaw sites, mostly, I believe, in eastern Europe or Asia, most
> ISPs *try*... but with all the mergers 10 years ago, most ISPs are *huge*.
> Roadrunner, that I mentioned, is a US national provider that does cable,
> VOIP, and 'Net in *many* cities around the US. I, personally, used them in
> Chicago and central Florida. I *think* they're part of Time-Warner. They
> are the ISP for millions of people, and tens or hundreds of thousands in
> each area, just as my hosting provider, Bluehost, hosts tens (or is it
> hundreds?) of *thousands* of domains. Some of those domains are running on
> *bleah* Windows (not Linux, as I am), and are clearly infected.
>
> For manitu.net to decide that *everyone* coming from that mailhost,
> regardless of the source domain, is incompetence and hostile to the way
> things are for years now. They are doing a *very* bad job, and have
> companies convinced that since they've been doing it for years, they
> should stay with them. I want the CentOS list maintainer to reconsider.
ISP amalgation in the western world is a fact of life.
Who do you, and others, suggest as a 'fit for purpose' alternative to
manitu.net ?
--
With best regards,
Paul.
England,
EU.
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