[PLUG] Mail rejected - advice to resolve?

Don Buchholz buchholz at easystreet.net
Sun Aug 2 22:05:10 UTC 2015


Michael,

You might want to re-consider your .sig block.  Using one of the "Seven 
Words" (see "George Carlin") can trigger a lot of message content filters.

- Don


On 8/1/2015 9:16 PM, Scott Bigelow wrote:
> When I ran an e-mail server for a small company, MSN/Hotmail/Outlook was
> the worst for actually receiving e-mails. Even though we never sent spam,
> we had to go through this whole approval process, mostly tied to the IP.
> Periodically, we fell off for no reason and had to reapply, messages being
> rejected for days at a time. We ended up creating a postfix transport that
> relayed messages destined for those domains through Amazon SES, with all
> others going directly to the destination mail server..
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Michael Rasmussen <michael at jamhome.us>
> wrote:
>
>> Forgot to mention I am starting down the path described at:
>>      http://www.rackaid.com/blog/hotmail-blacklist-removal/
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 01, 2015 at 05:40:15PM -0700, Michael Rasmussen wrote:
>>> Hotmail thinks I'm a nefarious netizen.
>>>
>>>   The mail system
>>>
>>>     <tonyhilREACT at hotmail.com>: host mx1.hotmail.com[65.55.92.136] said:
>>>     550 SC-001
>>>     (SNT004-MC1F37) Unfortunately, messages from 173.246.104.35 weren't sent.
>>> Code 550 SC-001 is:
>>>
>>>      Mail rejected by Outlook.com for policy reasons. Reasons for rejection
>>>      may be related to content with spam-like characteristics or IP/domain
>>>      reputation. If you are not an email/network admin please contact
>>>      your Email/Internet Service Provider for help.
>>>
>>> The content of the mail is conversation about the upcoming Oregon Star Party.
>>> Leading me to believe the 550 is generated by the IP/domain reputation.
>>>
>>> How do I get Hotmail to take my domain off of their shit list?
>>>
>>> --
>>>        Michael Rasmussen, Portland Oregon
>>>      Be Appropriate && Follow Your Curiosity
>>> You can always piss on them. Though some may consider that a waste of perfectly good urine.
>>>      ~ Peter Jon White (No, I won't reveal what component he was talking about.)




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