[CW] Status of Earthlink vs ARRL

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 11:57:42 -0400

About a two months ago I changed my email forwarding service from arrl.net
to my own domain name email forwarding service. Prior to this move I was
receiving over 100 spam emails a day. Now I am lucky if I get 2 a week. And
that is no exaggeration.

john

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]>
To: "Fred Adsit" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] Status of Earthlink vs ARRL

> 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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