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Started byGraham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk>
First post2012-09-12 10:31 +0100
Last post2012-09-13 20:25 +0100
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  Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 10:31 +0100
    Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-12 11:16 +0100
      Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 15:11 +0100
        Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-12 16:17 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-12 19:04 +0100
            Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 20:10 +0100
              Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-13 06:47 +0100
                Re: Spam? label Chris Evans <chris@cjemicros.co.uk> - 2012-09-13 09:29 +0100
                Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-13 10:39 +0100
                  Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-13 11:30 +0100
                    Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-13 18:48 +0100
                      Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-13 20:40 +0100
                      Re: Spam? label spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-09-14 08:01 +0100
                        Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 11:26 +0100
                          Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 11:45 +0100
                          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 13:51 +0100
                            Re: Spam? label "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 15:04 +0200
                              Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 15:00 +0100
                              Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 21:01 +0100
                            Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 14:14 +0100
                              Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 15:01 +0100
                                Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 15:36 +0100
                          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 13:55 +0100
                            Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 14:44 +0100
                              Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 15:11 +0100
                                Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 15:45 +0100
                                  Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 15:53 +0100
                                    Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 16:23 +0100
                                      Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 16:59 +0100
                                        Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 17:15 +0100
                                          Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 17:55 +0100
                                            Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 18:11 +0100
                                            Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-14 21:39 +0100
                                              Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-14 21:51 +0100
                                                Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-14 22:54 +0100
                                                  Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-15 11:53 +0100
                                                    Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 21:42 +0100
                                                      Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 22:05 +0100
                                                        Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 22:08 +0100
                                                          Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 22:15 +0100
                                                            Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 22:24 +0100
                                                              Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-16 08:44 +0100
                                                      Re: Spam? label - my response to GJ's 3 test mails Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 22:58 +0100
                                                        Re: Spam? label - my response to GJ's 3 test mails Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-16 11:05 +0100
                                                          Re: Spam? label - my response to GJ's 3 test mails Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-18 07:59 +0100
                                                            Re: Spam? label - my response to GJ's 3 test mails Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-18 12:09 +0100
                                                      Re: Spam? label druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2012-09-16 17:41 +0100
                                                Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 09:19 +0100
                                                  Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-15 12:04 +0100
                                                    Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 13:41 +0100
                                                      Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 13:56 +0100
                                                        Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 17:56 +0100
                                                          Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-15 20:53 +0100
                                                            Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 21:23 +0100
                                              Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 23:06 +0100
                                                Re: Spam? label spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-09-16 08:44 +0100
                                          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 18:39 +0100
                                            Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-15 13:49 +0100
                                        Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 19:02 +0100
                                          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 20:05 +0100
                                            Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 20:26 +0100
                                              Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 20:49 +0100
                                      Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-14 19:12 +0100
                                    Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 16:23 +0100
                                      Re: Spam? label Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 16:46 +0100
                                      Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-14 19:18 +0100
                                    Re: Spam? label druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2012-09-14 19:38 +0100
                                Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-16 16:43 +0100
    Re: Spam? label Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl> - 2012-09-12 12:20 +0200
      Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 15:20 +0100
        Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-12 17:26 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Kevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk> - 2012-09-12 18:03 +0100
            Re: Spam? label Tim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk> - 2012-09-22 17:05 +0100
    Re: Spam? label Stuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk> - 2012-09-12 11:32 +0100
      Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-12 12:31 +0100
        Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-13 06:23 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-13 08:40 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-13 22:53 +0100
      Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 15:15 +0100
        Re: Spam? label Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> - 2012-09-12 17:07 +0100
    Re: Spam? label charles <charles@charleshope.demon.co.uk> - 2012-09-12 14:43 +0100
    Re: Spam? label Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2012-09-12 15:33 +0100
      Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 17:42 +0100
    Re: Spam? label spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-09-12 17:42 +0100
      Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-12 18:36 +0100
        Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 19:14 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Chris Johnson <chrisjohnson+news@spamcop.net> - 2012-09-12 20:13 +0100
            Re: Spam? label Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> - 2012-09-12 20:54 +0100
              Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-12 21:07 +0100
              Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-13 06:49 +0100
          Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-12 21:52 +0100
            Re: Spam? label Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> - 2012-09-13 06:27 +0100
              Re: Spam? label "Rob Hemmings (news2)" <robnews@rgvk.co.uk> - 2012-09-13 19:08 +0100
                Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-13 20:54 +0100
                  Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-13 22:43 +0100
                  Re: Spam? label "Rob Hemmings (news2)" <robnews@rgvk.co.uk> - 2012-09-14 12:41 +0100
                Re: Spam? label spampling <spam.pling@btinternet.com> - 2012-09-14 08:05 +0100
                  Re: Spam? label Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> - 2012-09-14 10:07 +0100
              Re: Spam? label Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2012-09-13 20:25 +0100

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#6543

FromStuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Date2012-09-14 20:26 +0100
Message-ID<52cf39523aSpambin@argonet.co.uk>
In reply to#6542
In article <52cf376886see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>,
   Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> wrote:
> As a matter of interest, are the username and password here
> the same as used to log in to your orpheus e-mail, either by
> POP3 or by webmail?

Yes.

-- 
Stuart Winsor

Only plain text for emails
http://www.asciiribbon.org


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#6544

FromRussell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
Date2012-09-14 20:49 +0100
Message-ID<52cf3b6388see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
In reply to#6543
In article <52cf39523aSpambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <52cf376886see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>,
>    Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
>    wrote:

> > As a matter of interest, are the username and password
> > here the same as used to log in to your orpheus e-mail,
> > either by POP3 or by webmail?

> Yes.

It still does not accept e-mail from Orpheus user using a
different ADSL supplier, and the following line in the
POPStar log suggests that SMTP Authentication still is not
available...

14 Sep 20:43:26 160 login = 0, plain = 0, cram-md5 = 0

AIUI, this means that Orpheus SMTP server does not do any of
the three different Authentication protocols.

-- 
Russell
http://www.russell-hafter-holidays.co.uk
Russell Hafter Holidays         E-mail to enquiries at our domain
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>

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#6538

FromNeil Spellings <neil@spellings.net>
Date2012-09-14 19:12 +0100
Message-ID<1sK4s.90067$aH7.14436@fx10.am4>
In reply to#6528
On 14/09/2012 16:23, Alan Wrigley wrote:

> Graham has POPstar set, correctly, to send mail to gjenkins.me.uk which is
> hosted by Purley.

All correct so far.

> POPstar tries to connect to the Purley server, again correctly, but the BT
> router intercepts the request, takes the mail and passes it on to the Purley
> server.

Well given the router provides the connection to the internet, this has 
to happen with all internet-bound traffic from his local network.

> The latter checks it for spam because it has not come direct from a
> customer.

It's flagged for SPAM because the senders IP address is flagged in a 
black list.

The email gets added to the inbound mailqueue as per any other email 
received by the SMTP server. The fact it's come directly from Grahams PC 
makes no different to the score it eventually receives.

> So I'm afraid it's still for Neil to explain why the mail has such a high
> spam count.

See message ID nre4s.89948$XW7.10893@fx08.am4

>
> What I can't explain in the above scenario is how the router connects to the
> Purley server.

Routers act as NAT devices - they translate internal network IP 
addresses to your single internet-facing IP so all connections appear to 
come from the ISP-provided IP address, hence the blacklisting.

>  It's all very strange but the key to all this does appear to
> lie with Purley Hosting.

Hopefully I've explain this above.

Regards


Neil
Director
www.purleyhosting.com

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#6529

FromRussell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
Date2012-09-14 16:23 +0100
Message-ID<52cf231388see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
In reply to#6526
In article
<gemini.machdc00buw1p02tw.spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk>,
   Alan Wrigley
<spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> wrote:

> Hmm... I've just had another thought about this. Is it
> possible there's an SMTP relay embedded in the BT router
> which intercepts all traffic and then passes it on? This
> would explain two things: (a) why Graham is apparently
> able to send mail unauthenticated via Purley and (b) why
> Purley is scanning it for spam. But if this is the case,
> why FFS? What purpose can it serve if it just sends the
> mail on to the server it was destined for in the first
> place?

I have always understood, perhaps quite incorrectly, that
BT's Home Hub has SMTP hard-wired via its own servers.

So quite possibly what you say is true.

I took a personal decision some time ago to have absolutely
no further direct dealings with BT (except as a [very minor]
shareholder) and everything I read about their services
vindicates that decision.

But e-mail sent directly via Purley Hosting, using SMTP
Authentication, is not, quite specifically, and as Neil
says, scanned.

See headers below for a test e-mail I just sent:- 

(I have changed the left hand side of the e-mail addresses
to xyzcgas, but no other changes)

Delivered-To: aliceadsl.fr-xyzcgas@aliceadsl.fr
Received: (qmail 1579 invoked from network); 14 Sep 2012
15:15:07 -0000
Received: from mx23-g26.free.fr (HELO server1.spellings.net)
(212.27.42.85)
  by mrelay10-g25.free.fr with SMTP; 14 Sep 2012 15:15:07
-0000
Received: from server1.spellings.net ([178.239.169.72])
	by mx1-g20.free.fr (MXproxy) for xyzcgas@aliceadsl.fr;
	Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:15:07 +0200 (CEST)
X-ProXaD-SC: state=HAM score=0
Received: from 94-30-63-16.xdsl.murphx.net
([94.30.63.16]:1410 helo=RiscPC2)
	by server1.spellings.net with esmtp (Exim 4.77)
	(envelope-from <xyzcgas@phone.coop>)
	id 1TCXbk-0006WN-80
	for xyzcgas@aliceadsl.fr; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:15:04 +0100
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: Russell Hafter <xyzcgas@phone.coop>
To: xyzcgas@aliceadsl.fr
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:15:02 +0100
Subject: test
Message-ID: <52cf224e5axyzcgas@phone.coop>
Return-Receipt-To: xyzcgas@phone.coop
User-Agent: Pluto/3.04e (RISC-OS/4.02) POPstar/2.06-ds.5
Content-Type: text/plain
X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the
ISP for more information
X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner-ID: 1TCXbk-0006WN-80
X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner: Not scanned: please contact
your Internet E-Mail Service Provider for details
X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner-SpamCheck: 
X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner-From: xyzcgas@phone.coop
X-Spam-Status: No
X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please
include it with any abuse report
X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - server1.spellings.net
X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - aliceadsl.fr
X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12]
X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - phone.coop

-- 
Russell
http://www.russell-hafter-holidays.co.uk
Russell Hafter Holidays         E-mail to enquiries at our domain
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>

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#6530

FromAlan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk>
Date2012-09-14 16:46 +0100
Message-ID<gemini.macju000drbdp02tw.spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk>
In reply to#6529
Russell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid> wrote:

> See headers below for a test e-mail I just sent:- 

Pretty similar to the headers I saw from Graham. Unfortunately I think I may
have got it wrong about the BT SMTP relay. I assumed (without ever having
checked) that the first Received: line would be populated by local data that
would in its entirety identify the sending machine, and the data in Graham's
headers didn't appear likely to have come from a RISC OS machine. But
neither does yours (apart from the helo=RiscPC2 which clearly marks it as a
RO computer but doesn't identify it) so I checked my own outgoing email and
the data has also been supplied by my ISP and not my computer.

So my conclusion is that Graham and his computer are doing everything
correctly.

Alan

-- 
RISC OS - you know it makes cents

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#6540

FromNeil Spellings <neil@spellings.net>
Date2012-09-14 19:18 +0100
Message-ID<MxK4s.103693$jE4.47373@fx01.am4>
In reply to#6529
On 14/09/2012 16:23, Russell Hafter News wrote:
 > But e-mail sent directly via Purley Hosting, using SMTP
 > Authentication, is not, quite specifically, and as Neil
 > says, scanned.

It's not scanned *outbound* - that is important.

When the email arrives (instantaneously, as it's a local delivery) to 
the delivery queue, it then DOES get scanned before processing (which 
could involve delivery to a local mailbox, or forwarding to an ISP mailbox)

This means that it makes little difference whether you are using our 
SMTP server or BT Internets as the originating IP will still be BT Internet.

Regards


Neil

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#6541

Fromdruck <news@druck.org.uk>
Date2012-09-14 19:38 +0100
Message-ID<k2vtij$n30$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#6526
On 14/09/2012 15:53, Alan Wrigley wrote:
> Hmm... I've just had another thought about this. Is it possible there's an
> SMTP relay embedded in the BT router which intercepts all traffic and then
> passes it on?

It probably isn't the router, an ISP can intercept all attempts to 
connect to the SMTP port of any server, and redirect them to its own. 
The awful Freeserve used to do this back in the dial-up days, and is a 
good reason to look elsewhere. I recommend PlusNet for hassle free 
emailing using any from address.

---druck

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#6575

FromJeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk>
Date2012-09-16 16:43 +0100
Message-ID<mpro.mag90i005lj0b00nw@wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid>
In reply to#6522
Alan Wrigley <spamhater@keepyourfilthyspamtoyourself.co.uk> wrote:

>Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:
>
>> The BT Home Hub 3 is supplied with a cd for setting it up. This
>> program knows my first name, my second name and my
>> grahamnpj@btinternet.com address which was supplied when I signed up
>> fo Bt Total Broadband. I have just searched the CD for the address but
>> it wasn't found. Presumably it is encoded somehow. The only chance to
>> change any of those 3 items is on the page that quotes them. It offers
>> a button to press if the info is not correct. Pressing this just tells
>> you to contact a freephone number. The lady that I spoke to yesterday
>> either didn't understand my request to change the address to my
>> gjenkins one or she was correct in saying it couldn't be changed. I
>> would like a second opinion on that.
>
>The grahamnpj@btinternet.com is your email address, not a server address.

Or a username which just happens to look like an email address.



-- 
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.

Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply
to newsreplyaaa@wingsandbeaks.org.uk replacing "aaa" by "284".  

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#6432

FromPaul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl>
Date2012-09-12 12:20 +0200
Message-ID<52cdffa2eePaul@sprie.nl>
In reply to#6429
In article <52cdfb395agraham@gjenkins.me.uk>,
   Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:

> Could it be the number of addressees, or the PDF attachment?

I don't think that it has anything to do with the number of addresses. I
regularly do something similar with a much larger number, without any
problem. That is, without any problem that I know of. But admittedly, I do
have another provider.

However, the attachment might cause the problem indeed. Have you tried to
provide a download link, rather than send the actual file? As far as I am
concerned, it's a much better way anyhow, not the least in terms of huge
and cluttered inboxes. Pluto, for one, can get corrupted when archiving
lots of mails with large attachments. I think it's worth trying, even if it
doesn't solve the problem of spam labelled mails.

Kind regards,
Paul Sprangers

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#6442

FromGraham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk>
Date2012-09-12 15:20 +0100
Message-ID<52ce15ac51graham@gjenkins.me.uk>
In reply to#6432
In article <52cdffa2eePaul@sprie.nl>, Paul Sprangers <Paul@sprie.nl>
wrote:
> In article <52cdfb395agraham@gjenkins.me.uk>, Graham Jenkins
>    <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:

> > Could it be the number of addressees, or the PDF attachment?

> I don't think that it has anything to do with the number of
> addresses. I regularly do something similar with a much larger
> number, without any problem. That is, without any problem that I
> know of. But admittedly, I do have another provider.

> However, the attachment might cause the problem indeed. Have you
> tried to provide a download link, rather than send the actual file?
> As far as I am concerned, it's a much better way anyhow, not the
> least in terms of huge and cluttered inboxes. Pluto, for one, can
> get corrupted when archiving lots of mails with large attachments.
> I think it's worth trying, even if it doesn't solve the problem of
> spam labelled mails.

> Kind regards, Paul Sprangers

I'm afraid that I know nothing about how to set up a web page to hold
the attachment so that wouldn't help me. I use a pdf because I use
RiscOS whereas all the recipients are Microsoft users so pdf is a
common type that all of us can read.

Thanks for your interest.

-- 
Graham N P Jenkins            graham@gjenkins.me.uk

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#6454

FromJeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk>
Date2012-09-12 17:26 +0100
Message-ID<mpro.ma8wc7008wfz502q0@wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid>
In reply to#6442
Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:

> I'm afraid that I know nothing about how to set up a web page to hold the
> attachment so that wouldn't help me.

You don't need to define a web page at all, that is there's no need for any
HTML.  

You would however need to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) which means in
turn you'd need to install the !FTPc application.  

Then you'd point FTPc at your web space - which I think you possibly do
possess;  http://www.gjenkins.me.uk/ has a 'placeholder' webpage belonging
to Purley at it, but it /is recognised/ by a browser.  Since you own the
gjenkins.me.uk domain I would be very surprised if it doesn't come with a
certain amount of webspace into which you can upload and store any file.

Then you'd tell FTPc your webspace username & password (which Purley will be
able to set up for you); then dragging the file concerned from your RO filer
display to the FTPc window would cause FTPc to upload the file to your
webspace.

If, say, the file had been called "myfile" it would then for example appear
at http://gjenkins.me.uk/myfile       

There's a way (which I can't quite remember) to write a RO filename -
myfile\pdf or myfile/pdf or something which would cause it to arrive at the
web space named  myfile.pdf   (or once it was uploaded just as myfile, you
coud rename it via FTPc) so that the final URL was something like
http://gjenkins.me.uk/myfile.pdf - which it needs to be so that other people
downloading the file do see it as a PDF one.

Apart from installing and making FTPc work once, it's really very easy.

-- 
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#6465

FromKevin Wells <kev@kevsoft.co.uk>
Date2012-09-12 18:03 +0100
Message-ID<c49a24ce52.Kevin@talktalk.net>
In reply to#6454
In message <mpro.ma8wc7008wfz502q0@wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid>
          Jeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk> wrote:

>There's a way (which I can't quite remember) to write a RO filename -
>myfile\pdf or myfile/pdf or something which would cause it to arrive at the
>web space named  myfile.pdf   (or once it was uploaded just as myfile, you
>coud rename it via FTPc) so that the final URL was something like
>http://gjenkins.me.uk/myfile.pdf - which it needs to be so that other people
>downloading the file do see it as a PDF one.
>

It would be myfile/pdf


-- 
Kev Wells  http://riscos.kevsoft.co.uk/
http://kevsoft.co.uk/   http://kevsoft.co.uk/AleQuest/
ICQ 238580561
Feeling stupid I know I am.

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#6659

FromTim Hill <tim@invalid.org.uk>
Date2012-09-22 17:05 +0100
Message-ID<52d34599f0tim@invalid.org.uk>
In reply to#6465
In article <c49a24ce52.Kevin@talktalk.net>, Kevin Wells
<kev@kevsoft.co.uk> wrote:
> In message <mpro.ma8wc7008wfz502q0@wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid> Jeremy
>           Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk>
>           wrote:

> >There's a way (which I can't quite remember) to write a RO filename -
> >myfile\pdf or myfile/pdf or something which would cause it to arrive
> >at the web space named  myfile.pdf   (or once it was uploaded just as
> >myfile, you coud rename it via FTPc) so that the final URL was
> >something like http://gjenkins.me.uk/myfile.pdf - which it needs to be
> >so that other people downloading the file do see it as a PDF one.
> >

> It would be myfile/pdf

And you could upload a (text or HTML) file called index/htm (index.htm)
alongside it which contains only one line.

(You can dress the file up with lots more <...> stuff but this isn't
usually vital.)

Providing a link on a web page to a local file = not hard and not to be
shied away from as 'scary'!!! Note: some ISPs insist that all files kept
in their web space is linked locally for the outside world to get at. I
think this is an attempt to stop people using free web spaces as
personal/private 'cloud' storage. If you want that, and have something
other than RISC OS, you should be using Dropbox which allows you to share
specific files (or whole directories) with a simple link.

These days, you should probably also be setting up a Facebook page and
sharing your content there too. And on Twitter and .... the choices are
endless. Almost.

Example 'simple links' page here: http://tjrh.eu/p

Enjoy the photos. Please adapt the HTML or the letter for your nuisance
callers. :-)

-- 
from Tim Hill who welcomes incoming email to tim at timil dot com.
* Share in a better energy supplier: http://tjrh.eu/coopnrg
* Share in cheaper ethical telecoms: http://tjrh.eu/phone
* Have a genuine & spam-proof address for Usenet http://www.invalid.org.uk/

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#6433

FromStuart <Spambin@argonet.co.uk>
Date2012-09-12 11:32 +0100
Message-ID<52ce00bf9cSpambin@argonet.co.uk>
In reply to#6429
In article <52cdfb395agraham@gjenkins.me.uk>,
   Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:
> Can anybody understand what I have explained above and possibly
> suggest a way round it? Could it be the number of addressees, or the
> PDF attachment? TIA for any replies.

Every month I send an email out to 24 people using !Pluto's distribution
list facility* and have never had any problems. Occasionally there might be
an attachment but this is not common.

My ISP is Orpheus.

*This is much easier than your method as, once the list has been set up, I
only have to type the list name in the "To" field and it goes to all the 
(BCC'd) addressees.

-- 
Stuart Winsor

Only plain text for emails
http://www.asciiribbon.org


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#6434

FromRussell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
Date2012-09-12 12:31 +0100
Message-ID<52ce063211see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
In reply to#6433
In article <52ce00bf9cSpambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <52cdfb395agraham@gjenkins.me.uk>, Graham
>    Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:

> > Can anybody understand what I have explained above and
> > possibly suggest a way round it? Could it be the number
> > of addressees, or the PDF attachment? TIA for any
> > replies.

> Every month I send an email out to 24 people using
> !Pluto's distribution list facility* and have never had
> any problems. Occasionally there might be an attachment
> but this is not common.

> My ISP is Orpheus.

In my experience (I use both) Orpheus is somewhat less
intolerant of spam than Purley Hosting.

Only very, very rarely do I see e-mails sent via Orpheus
tagged {Spam?], while those that come via Purley Hosting
quite often are.

This is a pretty fair comparison, because I get a lot of
spam from one particular spammer sent to both an Orpheus
hosted address and to a Purley Hosting address.

I know that Graham's question is about outgoing e-mails
getting tagged as {Spam?], but I asume that Purley Hosting
use the same algorithm on both incoming and outgoing
e-mails.

* Yes, recommended.

-- 
Russell
http://www.russell-hafter-holidays.co.uk
Russell Hafter Holidays         E-mail to enquiries at our domain
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>

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#6474

FromNeil Spellings <neil@spellings.net>
Date2012-09-13 06:23 +0100
Message-ID<G5e4s.61858$pt3.60886@fx25.am4>
In reply to#6434
On 12/09/2012 12:31, Russell Hafter News wrote:

> In my experience (I use both) Orpheus is somewhat less
> intolerant of spam than Purley Hosting.

It's worth nothing that the SPAM thresholds can be adjusted if you need 
to fine tune them. There are three classifications:

High (gets deleted) 20 and above
Low (gets delivered but flagged with Spam?) : 5-20
Clean (get delivered with no flag) : 5 or below

As others have stated on this thread, you can examine the email headers 
to see what score an email has been given.

 > I know that Graham's question is about outgoing e-mails
 > getting tagged as {Spam?], but I asume that Purley Hosting
 > use the same algorithm on both incoming and outgoing
 > e-mails.

No, we don't scan outgoing email sent via our SMTP servers. As they are 
only available to our customers (via authentication) we trust them not 
to abuse 'em.

Cheers


Neil
Director
www.purleyhosting.com

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#6478

FromRussell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
Date2012-09-13 08:40 +0100
Message-ID<52ce74d4d5see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
In reply to#6474
In article <G5e4s.61858$pt3.60886@fx25.am4>,
   Neil Spellings <neil@spellings.net> wrote:

> On 12/09/2012 12:31, Russell Hafter News wrote:

> > In my experience (I use both) Orpheus is somewhat less
> > intolerant of spam than Purley Hosting.

> It's worth nothing that the SPAM thresholds can be
> adjusted if you need to fine tune them. There are three
> classifications:

> High (gets deleted) 20 and above
> Low (gets delivered but flagged with Spam?) : 5-20
> Clean (get delivered with no flag) : 5 or below

Quite.

And I have myself steadily tweeked these settings on my
accounts with you, based on what has come through.

In particular, I have reduced the upper limit of 20
significantly, in stages, over the years.

Orpheus, however, do not offer a control panel system in the
way that Purley Hosting and many other hosting firms do.

-- 
Russell
http://www.russell-hafter-holidays.co.uk
Russell Hafter Holidays         E-mail to enquiries at our domain
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>

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#6497

FromRussell Hafter News <see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
Date2012-09-13 22:53 +0100
Message-ID<52cec2e897see.sig@walkingingermany.invalid>
In reply to#6474
In article <G5e4s.61858$pt3.60886@fx25.am4>, Neil Spellings
<neil@spellings.net> wrote:
> On 12/09/2012 12:31, Russell Hafter News wrote:

> > In my experience (I use both) Orpheus is somewhat less
> > intolerant of spam than Purley Hosting.

> It's worth nothing that the SPAM thresholds can be
> adjusted if you need to fine tune them. There are three
> classifications:

I got more or less the same spam mail sent to me today to
both Orpheus and Purley Hosting addresses. The body of the
e-mail is the same, the subject line is different, and the
To: addresses are obviously different. Unusually for this
spammer, the sending e-mail address, the supposed SMTP
server and its IP address are all the same.

The difference in the spam scoring is instructive:

X-orpheus-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin
(not cached, 	score=-14.206, required 5, BAYES_00 -15.00,
HTML_MESSAGE 0.00, 	RDNS_NONE 0.79)

but

X-PurleyHosting-MailScanner-SpamCheck: spam, SpamAssassin
(not cached, 	score=5.985, required 4, BAYES_50 0.80,
DATE_IN_PAST_03_06 1.59, 	DCC_CHECK 1.10, HTML_MESSAGE
0.00, RDNS_NONE 0.79, SPF_PASS -0.00, 	URIBL_DBL_SPAM 1.70)

There is a huge difference between the Orpheus spam score of
-14.206 and the Purley Hosting score of 5.985

-- 
Russell
http://www.russell-hafter-holidays.co.uk
Russell Hafter Holidays         E-mail to enquiries at our domain
Need a hotel? <http://www.hrs.com/?client=en__blue&customerId=416873103>

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#6441

FromGraham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk>
Date2012-09-12 15:15 +0100
Message-ID<52ce1536d2graham@gjenkins.me.uk>
In reply to#6433
In article <52ce00bf9cSpambin@argonet.co.uk>, Stuart
<Spambin@argonet.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <52cdfb395agraham@gjenkins.me.uk>, Graham Jenkins
>    <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:
> > Can anybody understand what I have explained above and possibly
> > suggest a way round it? Could it be the number of addressees, or
> > the PDF attachment? TIA for any replies.

> Every month I send an email out to 24 people using !Pluto's
> distribution list facility* and have never had any problems.
> Occasionally there might be an attachment but this is not common.

> My ISP is Orpheus.

> *This is much easier than your method as, once the list has been
> set up, I only have to type the list name in the "To" field and it
> goes to all the (BCC'd) addressees.

In my case the actual addressees vary each time depending on whether
they have been selected for the team, so making a mailing list of them
wouldn't help much. Anyway having sent my mail just to myself it still
got labelled Spam? thus suggesting that the number of addressees was
not responsible.

Thanks for your interest.

-- 
Graham N P Jenkins            graham@gjenkins.me.uk

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#6451

FromJeremy Nicoll - news posts <jn.nntp.scrap007@wingsandbeaks.org.uk>
Date2012-09-12 17:07 +0100
Message-ID<mpro.ma8vfq0087e0g02q0@wingsandbeaks.org.uk.invalid>
In reply to#6441
Graham Jenkins <graham@gjenkins.me.uk> wrote:

> Anyway having sent my mail just to myself it still got labelled Spam? thus
> suggesting that the number of addressees was not responsible.

If you look at the headers of the mail you should be able to see some
indications why the mail was classed as spam.  Cut & paste those into a
reply here and we may be able to explain what the problem is.

-- 
Jeremy C B Nicoll - my opinions are my own.

Email sent to my from-address will be deleted. Instead, please reply
to newsreplyaaa@wingsandbeaks.org.uk replacing "aaa" by "284".  

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