On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:52:59 +0000 (UTC), Tim Woodall put finger to
keyboard and typed:
>
>This is what really happens:
>
>tim@feynman:~$ telnet mail-in-1.lb.gradwell.net 25
>Trying 79.135.125.70...
>Connected to mail-in-1.lb.gradwell.net.
>Escape character is '^]'.
>220 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net ESMTP ready (Gradwell gwh-smtpd 1.290) Sat,
>31 Oct
>2009 14:50:11 +0000
>HELO woodall.me.uk
>250 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net Hello
>cpc2-watf1-0-0-cust362.watf.cable.ntl.com ([82.0.173.107])
>mail from:
>250 Sender  ok
>rcpt to:
>550 Recipient  blocked
>... 82.0.173.107 is listed in zen.spamhaus.org
>quit
>221 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net closing connection
>Connection closed by foreign host.
>tim@feynman:~$

That's because you're connecting from a dynamic IP address on a cable
connection. It will work fine if you use your ISP's outbound mail
servers.

Mark
-- 
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Stuff: http://www.good-stuff.co.uk

In uk.net.news.management, Mark Goodge 
wrote:

>On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:52:59 +0000 (UTC), Tim Woodall put finger to
>keyboard and typed:
>>
>>This is what really happens:
>>
>>tim@feynman:~$ telnet mail-in-1.lb.gradwell.net 25
>>Trying 79.135.125.70...
>>Connected to mail-in-1.lb.gradwell.net.
>>Escape character is '^]'.
>>220 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net ESMTP ready (Gradwell gwh-smtpd 1.290) Sat,
>>31 Oct
>>2009 14:50:11 +0000
>>HELO woodall.me.uk
>>250 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net Hello
>>cpc2-watf1-0-0-cust362.watf.cable.ntl.com ([82.0.173.107])
>>mail from:
>>250 Sender  ok
>>rcpt to:
>>550 Recipient  blocked
>>... 82.0.173.107 is listed in zen.spamhaus.org
>>quit
>>221 v-mail-in-1.gradwell.net closing connection
>>Connection closed by foreign host.
>>tim@feynman:~$
>
>That's because you're connecting from a dynamic IP address on a cable
>connection. It will work fine if you use your ISP's outbound mail
>servers.

If Tim needs more information on this I suggest he talks to, I think his
name was Ian Jackson, he had if I recall, some strong opinions about using
dynamic IP addresses to send e-mail.

-- 
Tony Evans
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