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Subject:Re: Tools: Getting off a blacklist? From:Ratz Günter (CPTec GmbH) <ratz -at- cptec -dot- org> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 16 Jan 2004 12:18:26 +0100
The question whether a mail server is listed on blacklists usually depends not on any individual human actions.
It's just a question, whether the server software is configured to reject unauthorized relaying attempts.
Relaying: Using a foreign mail server to send email without any user login or ip-adress based authorization.
Most blacklists use fully automatic mechanisms to find mail servers which allow relaying. If an administrator want's his mailserver to be removed from such a list he simply has to follow some well known "standards" for sendmail, postfix or msexchange configuration.
Most blacklists organizations are continiously checking "open relays" on their lists. If they are reconfigured to reject relaying they will be automatically removed.
If your provider isn't able to fix the problem -> Use another with hopefully more technical knowledge.
