blacklisted

[rockett]

I sent an email yesterday and got this response back:

<[email protected]>: host optius.GetResponse.com[207.8.198.19] said: 553
Your_mail_server_IP_196.25.240.78_is_blacklisted. (in reply to RCPT TO command)


Correct me if I'm wrong but Telkom renew my IP address and randomly assign it each time I restart my router/modem or every 24 hours right? So does this mean that I was temporarily assigned an IP address that someone has abused in the past? Or will all IP addresses from SA solict this response?

Thanks

 

[mbs]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">So does this mean that I was temporarily assigned an IP address that someone has abused in the past? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
Yes.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Or will all IP addresses from SA solict this response?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">
No.

 

[rockett]

Thanks

 

[Deckert]

The "Yes" and "No" is not quite correct. Yes, Telkom assigns you a random IP, but the IP listed is not that of ADSL or dial-up, it is the address of one of the SAIX backbone mail servers.

196.25.240.78 -&gt; ctb-mesg6.saix.net

I'm assuming you use the SAIX SMTP servers?

Also, most RBLs that are worth their salt list ADSL and dial-up ranges as permanently blacklisted.

See http://openrbl.org to check any IP or mail server for "blockage"

--deckert