[BC] administrivia

[Robert Meuser]

There is a fix for the Road Runner problem. I was among the first to 
notice a posting problems an number on months ago. I changed the 
outbound mail server from the Road Runner default to one from 
DYNDNS.org. There are a number of similar services available as well. 
You have to use a non standard port number to bypass the Road Runner 
outbound server. The system works on both my  Road Runner and my Verizon 
DSL as well as almost any hotel system. I can work on a single profile 
regarless of the provider.

R


Barry Mishkind wrote:

> FYI ... we are again experiencing a slew of issues relating to 
> Roadrunner service.  If you are on rr, my sympathies. It continues to 
> be on a series of spam filters, and has trouble talking to a lot of 
> places.
>
> In the past week, I have had inquiries from several different people 
> as to "why my post didn't appear" and "are you blocking me?"
>
> In this case, it appears that roadrunner was recently added (again) to 
> the spam lists, and post from those of you there have trouble getting 
> to the list AND to my address at oldradio.com
>
> This is not due to special action here. The filters in use by our 
> host, virtbiz.com, are based on several of the filters published on 
> the web. Most of the time, it is automatic. You roadrunner users are 
> not being singled out.
>
> PLEASE REMEMBER - spam messages are now as much as 90-95% of all email 
> traffic. If you are blessed as to have few spams, be grateful. Most of 
> us are inundated. The lists get plenty of spams every day - the spams 
> that get through the filters are enough of a pain. I couldn't handle 
> the load, if I got 400 spams a day on this list.
>
> As far as I can tell, Roadrunner users do not get a "bounce" message. 
> This is FAR from common now on the web, with the huge increase in 
> spam.  Other times (and other users) may get a bounce message. Some of 
> the information is here: 
> http://www.radiolists.net/BC_list_faq.htm#posting
>
> Of course, there are other reasons that your post didn't make it on 
> the list.  The most common is that people who are reading on the web, 
> but are not subscribed, bounce. This is designed to prevent the spam 
> that is directed at the list from "fake" addresses. Other reasons 
> include posts with words like "help" "test" etc in them, or threads 
> that have "gone strange" or otherwise need to be stopped.
>
> Some more explanation is here: 
> http://www.radiolists.net/BC_list_faq.htm#posting
>
> In fact, I would recommend reading the FAQ ... which appears to answer 
> most questions.  At least I've not had any suggestions or corrections 
> on the FAQ in a while. That would seem to indicate most of the answers 
> to posting questions are there.
>
> If not, let me know!
>
> thanks
> barry
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