RE: [cobalt-users] Re: How to stop SPAM senders?

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > > I recall hearing that Earthlink blocked outside 
> addresses, although 
> > > I'm not positive.
> >
> >I don't know about EarthLink but I do know AT&T Worldnet only allows 
> >its dialup customers to relay using the AT&T SMTP.
> 
> Earthlink blocks all SMTP that is not their's - that is, if 
> you are dialed 
> into them, you cannot send mail with your own SMTP host (your 
> own domain 
> name).

I believe you can specify any reply-to or From: address in your email
program. You just can't use another SMTP.

> We have a customer that uses some type of SMTP work 
> around so they 
> can be connected to Earthlink and send with their own domain 
> name. Pain in 
> the ass!!!!!!!!!

Why? So you just use their SMTP with another address in the From: field.

> They want to prevent SPAM from going through 
> their servers 
> and instead of a logical solution like pop-before-relay, they 
> block you 
> from using your own SMTP setup. Stupid, it sucks, makes your 
> mail look 
> unprofessional as it is from ELN and not your domain ... we know many 
> people that have dropped ELN for this exact reason.

Not a good reason since the SMTP doesn't matter. Who looks at the
headers to see what SMTP server you use?

-- 
C2003 Dan Kriwitsky

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