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send your email to millions of users.

On 9/12/06, James Newtons Massmind <jamesnewton@massmind.org> wrote:
>
> So far this seems to be working well. I have not received any word that a
> valid email was blocked and I have received (and replied to) a number of
> emails from around the world...
>
> Including one from Adam Davis with all the standard spam keywords in it...
> Which my filter did NOT block! Think about this... Adam is a friend and if
> he wants to talk to me about v eye ah gu rrr ah then that should NOT be
> blocked. And I am NOT whitelisting on "tanstaafl" just not blocking based
> on
> keywords, filters, etc...
>
> Send me an email, see if it gets through:
>
> mailto:jamesnewton@massmind.org?subject=tanstaafl_test
>
> And email jamesnewton@piclist.com if you get a rejection or don't hear my
> reply by tomorrow.
>
> ---
> James.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu
> > [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of James Newtons Massmind
> > Sent: 2006 Sep 12, Tue 16:01
> > To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
> > Subject: [OT] please test the new email server
> > Importance: Low
> >
> > Could everyone please help me test the new email server?
> >
> > It is very aggressive with regard to rejecting spam, and I am
> > a bit worried that it will prevent valid emails from getting
> > through. This server is designed to instantly reject email
> > while the sending server is still connected and send back a
> > message as to why it was rejected so that a legitimate
> > sending user at least knows that the message was not delivered.
> > What it does NOT do, is send me a copy of rejected emails,
> > the result being that I don't have to look through the
> > several thousand (a day) junk emails I get to try to figure
> > out if there are any false positives from the spam filter.
> >
> > If you have not already done so, and it is still in September
> > of 2006, would you please send an email to:
> >
> > jamesnewton@massmind.org
> >
> > With tanstaafl in the subject.
> >
> > Or just click here:
> >
> > mailto:jamesnewton@massmind.org?subject=tanstaafl_test
> >
> > You can use any subject and text, but please include
> > tanstaafl so I can know why I got the email. (tanstaafl =
> > there aint no such thing as a free lunch).
> >
> >
> > I will respond within a day to let you know I received the email.
> >
> > NOW: The important part: If you don't get a reply or you DO
> > get a bounce, please let me know what you think of it by
> > forwarding that to me at jamesnewton@piclist.com which is on
> > the old server.
> >
> > I REALLY appreciate the help in testing this new system. A
> > number of "experts" are telling me it will not work and I
> > will loose a lot of email from people who are legit, but I
> > don't see why.
> >
> > ---
> > James Newton, massmind.org Knowledge Archiver
> > james@massmind.org 1-619-652-0593 fax:1-208-279-8767
> > http://www.massmind.org Saving what YOU know.
> >
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