Four Days before the Show...

[cassy_g]

And Comcast/SpamCop decides that my ISP server is a spammer...

Here is the bounce back message I receive...
This is the Postfix program at host looneymail-a3.dreamhost.com.
I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below.
For further assistance, please send mail to
If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the attached returned message.

The Postfix program
<name@sitename.com>: host sitename.com[000.000.00.00] said:
550-Message rejected because sd-green-bigip-98.dreamhost.com
550-(looneymail-a3.dreamhost.com) [208.97.132.98]:37101 is blacklisted at
550 bl.spamcop.net see Blocked - see
http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?208.97.132.98 (in reply to RCPT TO command)

And here is the nice letter I received from my ISP people - whom I love by the way...
Hello,

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006, you wrote:
> Below is the bounced back message I received. This is preventing me
> from communicating with my co-workers at Dragon*Con. Is there
> anything I can do to resolve it?

Unfortunately, there's not really much you can do. Comcast indiscriminantly blocks IP's, but never gives a reason for doing so.

We've been in contact with them multiple times a day over the past few weeks to try and get this permanently resolved, but we only received canned responses from them. This isn't just affecting us though, if you search Google for 'comcast blacklist' you'll see that quite a large number of service providers are also complaining about them. We've already contacted them to remove the block, now all we can do is wait for their automated removal system to remove our IP's. To get around this, you can temporarily use your ISP's outgoing mail server in your email client (unless they're blocked too), or you can try using webmail. If you have any further questions, please let us know.

Thanks!
Dan

ARGH!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, it is affecting my webmail as well. I can receive, but I can't send back out. So, if you are on one of the sites that uses SpamCop, you won't be getting an email from me any time soon... damnit.

EDIT: Thanks to segansca, I now have gmail. Thank you, thank you, thank you! If you see an email from cassygordon@gmail.com, that's me. :D

Comments

[segan-sca.livejournal.com]

I'll send you a gmail invite. It won't help in the short term, but in the long run (i.e. next year), it'll make things a bit smoother.

Another reason I'm glad I don't have ComCrap.

[dire-epiphany.livejournal.com]

Stupid bloody ComCrap and their bloody spamcoppiness!

You, however, are a gem. :D

[evil-army-toy.livejournal.com]

I am on gmail also so let me know if you want my addy.

[dire-epiphany.livejournal.com]

Awesome, please send it to me when you get a chance. :D