[Exim] Re: hosts_max_try/sun.com WAS retry timeout exceeded

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Author: Suresh Ramasubramanian
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Subject: [Exim] Re: hosts_max_try/sun.com WAS retry timeout exceeded
+++ Alan J. Flavell [exim-users] <03/08/02 15:54 +0100>:
> On Sat, 3 Aug 2002, Glenn Carver wrote:
> [what seems to be irrelevant previous problem snipped]
>
> > Incoming email is being rejected from sun.com:
> a couple of those in our log also, and their From: header also uses
> this domain, see.sun.com


suresh@frodo:~$ dnsmx see.sun.com
10 207.240.115.124

Yup. Screwed up MX record there - which

>>>      Hostmaster  (HO10519-OR)        hostmaster@???


would want to hear about.

> 2002-08-03 11:11:53 sun-9.sjc-colo.bbnplanet.com [207.240.115.10] in
> RBL list at bl.spamcop.net (warning mode)
> Seems a clear enough explanation of the problem. How about informing
> their higher-level postmaster, if you're keen to get this sorted out?
> Spamcop shows that some of the recipients of this stuff rated it as
> spam anyway
> http://spamcop.net/w3m?action=checkblock&ip=207.240.115.10


Cue rant about how bl.spamcop.net is one of the more braindead dnsbls out
there. I don't really like it, considering its basic input is "luser
driven".

I've seen more than enough jackasses reporting stuff they did sign up for as
spam. Yes, I've seen a ton of spam as well - but as far as I can remember,
Sun hasn't spammed anyone that I know of, or that groups.google.com can
remember either...

    -srs