> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *** hgraf@email.com
> > 550 <MetaMTA?v1.21>: No thank you rejected: Mail refused: See
> > http://spamblock.outblaze.com/HCUR8792
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------

<SNIP>

> When I paid for that email address I was assured there was no 
> spam blocking software, and that none would ever be added.
> 
> It appears that behind my back they added one at some point, 
> which would explain why I haven't received some other emails 
> I expected these past few months.


There are a couple things I should note: 

First, I screwed up and didn't realize that the "announce yourself" setting
in my new mail server is what it would use for the helo command; which is
what they rejected. My server said

Helo MetaMTA v1.21

And they rejected it based on the fact that a space isn't really allowed in
a helo command.

I've changed the name and that won't happen again.

Second, I should note that this sort of helo blocking is exactly what I'm
doing now. I'm blocking anyone who helos with "friend" or "localhost" or
"web" or anything that has an ip address in it such as
"dsl-234-22-112.telecom.co.br" since these are generally a good indicator of
a spam source. Real email servers say helo with names like
"mail.massmind.org" or "gmail-out-34.google.com"

Them telling you there was no blocking and then putting it on was bogus of
course.

---
James.
 

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