-=PCTechTalk=- Re: error message

  • From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:52:55 -0500

Thanks Gman.  I have e-mailed my ISP so maybe if he has enough complaints he 
will figure it out.  In the meantime it is no big deal for me.  I will just 
use Gmail if I really want to send an attachment.
Sandi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GuitarMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:16 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: error message


> Sandi,
>    I don't think this has anything to do with anything on your system or
> anything that you've done.  We recently had a mass email problem with
> numerous PCTT members bouncing like crazy for what appeared to be various,
> unrelated reasons.  My take on it is that one of the major Spam blocking
> companies (the ones hired by the ISPs to handle their email scanning)
> updated their equipment &/or software and it has been having unforeseen
> negative consequences on certain email systems throughout the internet.
> Those who's ISPs use a different Spam blocking company wouldn't be 
> affected
> by such a scenario (and a majority of our membership was indeed, not
> bouncing).
>
>    If I'm correct, you may simply be an unfortunate victim and about the
> only thing you could do is to complain to your ISP to figure out the
> problem.  The previous time it happened here on the list, it was much 
> worse.
> I contacted the fine folks at Freelists.org, they checked into it and
> determined that their OWN Spam blocking affiliate had just switched to a
> different software that was causing the glitches.  They dropped that 
> program
> and the problem went away as fast as it had appeared.
>
> Peace,
> GMan
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
>

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