[Discussion] AT&T spamming everyone??

[Carl Gehr]

On Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:28:05 +0000, jim.scott at scottelectronic.com
wrote:

>Well this is a twist!
>
>My original post is listed below, but it was returned listing my server as a spam source.  We are connected via SBC DSL SMTP but use POP3 to get our mail from Network Solutions.  We are 69.154.105...
>
>Well, get a clue, I would expect SBC to have lots of spammers onboard!
>
>I had to use a browser to send this mail by way of worldnic DNS.
>
>As for the POSSI, this will not work if I have to jump through hoops and can't post :-(
>
>Can someone fix this?

I fixed a similar problem back in November:  I dumped ATTGlobal.Net
after about 15 years or so going back to when it was IBM.Net.

They began blocking my business domain [that does not even have a mail
server] and all I got was a lot of canned responses from their HelpLess
Desk.  When they refused to put any priority on my problem, I moved all
of my mail service to the ISP that provides my DSL service.  I've since
also obtained my own domain [on yet a different ISP] and things have
been wonderful.  My only regret is that I didn't do this years ago.

I have always maintained two ISP accounts to avoid being totally locked
off the network.  It proved its worth in that one instance.

FWIW...
Carl