[CW] Status of Earthlink vs ARRL

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:47:46 -0400

Dear Fred,

What is interesting about this reply is that they are saying that ARRL does
not "block" spam.

That isn't ARRL's job.

My ISP doesn't block SPAM either - but they mark it with [SPAM].

I don't want my mail blocked.

BUT THIS IS THE REAL STRANGE THING:

In the case of arrl.net, this is due to the fact that the
administrators of arrl.net have chosen to take a completely hands
off position in the fight against spam, doing nothing to prevent
the unsolicited e-mail that is originally addressed to users in
that domain from being propagated throughout the rest of the
Internet.

Ask them:  "How is "unsolicited e-mail that is originally addressed to users
in
that domain from being propagated throughout the rest of the Internet"?

ARRL has NO control over email that originates elsewhere and is sent to
someone with an ARRL.net (domain) address.

But are they trying to say in some strange way that email that is SPAM after
it is addressed - for example - to me, get propagated through the internet?

I don't think so.

That's impossible.

73

DR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Adsit" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 9:02 AM
Subject: [CW] Status of Earthlink vs ARRL

> Dear Fred Adsit,
>
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> We understand your concern regarding the the AARL email forwarding
> service.
>
> We apologize for the confusion caused by the mail you may have
> received from arrl.net.  In this mail they have made several
> misrepresentations, such as the statement that EarthLink is
> blocking all mail from arrl.net.  This is not the case.  Neither
> is their assertion that this department claimed they were an open
> relay.
>
> In truth, arrl.net's servers have periodically triggered
> automated "self-defense" mechanisms on our mail servers.  These
> temporary blocks are triggered not simply by high volumes of
> unsolicited e-mail, but disproportionately high ratios of spam to
> legitimate mail.
>
> In the case of arrl.net, this is due to the fact that the
> administrators of arrl.net have chosen to take a completely hands
> off position in the fight against spam, doing nothing to prevent
> the unsolicited e-mail that is originally addressed to users in
> that domain from being propagated throughout the rest of the
> Internet.
>
> While the EarthLink Abuse department does not maintain this
> particular process and has no control over it, we have explained,
> in great depth and detail, the cause of the problem and what
> steps can be taken to prevent these blocks in the future.
>
> In summary, the ability to prevent these temporary blocks from
> being triggered lies completely within the control of arrl.net.
> Further questions about how they choose to run their services and
> the resulting issues should be referred directly to
> <[email protected]> and/or <[email protected]>, who make the
> decisions about the administration of arrl.net's servers.
> [ Sidebar is archived at https://playbook.corp.earthlink.net/corplists ]
>
>
> Please feel free to contact us, we are always here to assist you.
>
> Karri R.
> Earthlink Electronic Customer Support
> EarthLink, Inc.
>
> CSR ID#: 2790
> Case ID 31479558
>
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