[BARC-List] Fwd: Earthlink and arrl.net mail

[Arthur Ashley]

      Hi, I received the following email regarding the fact that Earthlink 
is my Internet ISP and principal email address, although I prefer to use 
"n1nhz@arrl.net" for my ham radio related email. At least one ham has 
mentioned to me that they have sent email to my "@arrl.net" email address 
and it has been returned to them.

      There are  other hams who have Earthlink as their ISP but also use a 
"______@arrl.net" email address. You may have gotten return mail from them 
also.

      If any barc-list subscribers have posted email to me, addressed to 
"n1nhz@arrl.net",  and it has been returned to you, PLEASE re-post your 
email to me at:   mailto:aais@earthlink.net

Thank you,
de Arthur  N1NHZ, 73
Boston (MA) Amateur Radio Club
Membership Services Committee at Work
One full member AND 120 associate members
Please visit:  http://www.aabb.eboard.com
For additional information

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>Date: 24 Sep 2003 18:12:02 -0000
>From: "Shelly, Barry, N1VXY" <bshelley@arrl.org>
>To: aais@earthlink.net
>Subject: Earthlink and arrl.net mail
>
>We are sending this to you because you are an ARRL member who is
>having e-mail forwarded through the arrl.net system to an e-mail
>address at Earthlink.
>
>The following is the draft of a story that is being posted today to
>the ARRL web site. As an Earthlink subscriber, it affects you
>directly as Earthlink will no longer accept e-mail traffic from
>arrl.net. In their efforts to fight spam on the Internet, and using
>their own internal analyses, they have identified the arrl.net as a
>"spam source" and therefore, are blocking all messages including
>valid e-mail that you want to receive.
>
>We have tried to discuss the situation with Earthlink but they
>refuse to change their position. They understand that the spam
>doesn't originate with arrl.net but are pushing the problem back
>upstream for someone else to resolve. This is despite the fact that
>they have what they claim to be effective spam filters on their
>computers and offer this service to their customers.
>
>In responses to some ARRL members, they have also alleged that the
>arrl.net is an "open relay" which is patently untrue. We have the
>e-mail forwarding server configured specifically so it is not an
>"open relay" which is more susceptible to being used to introduce
>spam into the Internet.
>
>We will continue to try and resolve the situation with Earthlink
>but an immediate resolution is unlikely. If you would like to
>continue to receive mail through arrl.net to your Earthlink
>account, I would suggest you contact Earthlink directly as well.
>They may be more willing to listen to 2,600 customers than they are
>to listen to the ARRL.
>
>If you have any questions I will try and answer them but I must ask
>in advance for you patience as I will not be able to answer e-mails
>from 2,600 members all at once.
>
>Again, we will continue in our efforts to resolve the matter with
>Earthlink and will post any changes in the situation to the ARRL
>web page as they occur.
>
>73,
>Barry Shelley, N1VXY
>Chief Financial Officer
>ARRL, Inc.
>
>Earthlink Still Delaying arrll.net e-mail
>
>Despite several discussions with representatives of Earthlink and
>changing stories from them on why they have instituted this action,
>Earthlink continues to delay messages being forwarded from arrl.net
>to earthlink.net addresses. As a result of Earthlink's actions,
>ARRL cannot guarantee that messages forwarded from arrl.net to
>members' e-mail addresses at Earthlink will be delivered.
>
>At the root of the issue, is Earthlink's contention that the
>arrl.net domain is a spam source based on their internal standards
>and analysis. While they understand the concept of a simple mail
>forwarding system like arrl.net, and admit that the spam is not
>originating from it, they maintain their position that blocking all
>messages, including valid e-mail, from this domain is an effective
>tactic in their efforts to fight spam on the Internet. Earthlink
>has told ARRL staff that they will continue to delay messages until
>the amount of spam being sent through this system is reduced to a
>level they deem acceptable.
>
>Although we are attempting to contact the appropriate authorities
>at Earthlink, the situation is currently at an impasse. We
>understand and appreciate the inconvenience this represents to ARRL
>members. Other large national ISPs have dealt with this specific
>issue in a much more reasonable fashion once we were able to
>contact them and explain the situation. Those ISPs as well as
>hundreds of other smaller ones are accepting forwarded mail from
>arrl.net. Earthlink, however, is not.
>
>If you are one of the members affected by Earthlink's actions and
>have another e-mail account with a different ISP, you can change
>your e-mail address where your arrl.net is forwarded. This can be
>done through the Member Data page on the ARRL Members' Only Web
>site. Changes to this information is delivered automatically twice
>daily so it may take several hours for the change to take effect.
>
>You may also want to contact Earthlink individually if you do not
>agree with their policies and tactics in this situation. E-mail can
>be sent to abuse@abuse.earthlink.net.
>
>Again, we apologize for the inconvenience and we will continue to
>try and resolve the situation with Earthlink.
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