[CVRC] ARRL v. EarthLink Problems

[Dick Flanagan]

 From the arrl.org web site:

EarthLink delay to ARRL E-Mail Forwarding Service addressees continues (Sep 
24, 2003)

Despite several discussions with representatives of EarthLink, the Internet 
Service Provider continues to delay messages sent via the ARRL E-Mail 
Forwarding Service (@arrl.net) to @earthlink.net e-mail addresses. As a 
result of EarthLink's actions, ARRL cannot guarantee timely delivery of 
messages forwarded via the ARRL E-Mail Forwarding Service to our members' 
EarthLink e-mail addresses.

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 EarthLink appreciates the concept of a simple e-mail forwarding 
system like arrl.net and concedes that the spam is not originating from the 
ARRL E-Mail Forwarding System, it maintains its 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 
that it will continue to delay messages until the amount of spam being sent 
through this system is reduced to a level EarthLink deems acceptable.

For now, the situation is at an impasse. ARRL understands and appreciates 
the inconvenience this represents to our members. Other large national ISPs 
have dealt with this specific issue in a much more reasonable fashion, and 
those major ISPs, as well as hundreds of other smaller ones, accept e-mail 
via the ARRL E-Mail Forwarding Service.

ARRL advises affected members to consider changing the ISP to which their 
ARRL E-Mail Forwarding System e-mail is forwarded. ARRL members logged onto 
the ARRL Web site can make necessary changes through their Member Data page 
(click on "Modify membership data"). Note that it may take up to 24 hours 
for changes in your e-mail address to take effect. Affected members also 
may consider contacting EarthLink abuse@abuse.earthlink.net on their own.

ARRL apologizes for any inconvenience and will continue its efforts to 
resolve this situation with EarthLink.
--
Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc@arrl.org