[afnog] Cannot connect to remote pop3 server - resolved.

[Shepherd Magumo]

Hi Nishal,

Its working!! Thanks Nishal. How did you manage to get someone moving
about this problem?

I don't see how blocking incoming pop3 would lessen spam/scammer emails?

Thanks to everyone how assisted in this issue.

regards,

Shepherd

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:53 PM, nishal goburdhan
<nishal at controlfreak.co.za> wrote:
>
> On 20 Feb 2009, at 2:11 PM, Shepherd Magumo wrote:
>
>> Nishal,
>
> hi,
>
>> Thanks for a detailed analysis of the problem. I got a reply from
>> Graham yesterday and while testing I also noticed that of the four
>> lines we have with ISP1, one of them is connecting on 110 to the
>> server and is in the 196/8 block.
>
>
> [the most recent] mail message received from the remote host admin:
>
> "Dear Sirs,
> The problem is solved.
> Our spam filters where a little bit rough on blocking access to the webmail
> and pop3 servers.
> The block on the pop3 servers are removed.
> Access webmail from Africa is still be a problem.
> We made the decission to block Africa because a lot of scammer are active
> from there.
>
> Met vriendelijke groet,"
>
> i've confirmed from, at least one host in 196/8 that couldn't previously
> sustain a POP3 connection, that this is working.
> you'd do well to check.
>
>
>> If only I could get someone to listen from the two providers :(
>
> i'm sure they are   :-)
>
> but if you believe, they aren't, the best advice that anyone here will give
> you, will be to vote with your wallet.
> it's something that businesses understand, and fear :-)
> i'm guessing:
> - you pay ISP1+ISP2 to help you troubleshoot problems like this.  if they're
> not helping you, what are you actually paying for ?
> - you buy mailboxes from pop3.zonnet.nl;  that means you're paying them good
> money for a service.
> if that service entitles you to read your mail, using a web client, it
> shouldn't matter if you're in australia or zanzibar.
> to me, the 'spam/scam' reasons supplied are weak.  i'd insist that they find
> an alternate authentication mechanism;  or i'd leave.
>
> your wallet, your choices.
>
> --n.
>