[ale] [SOLVED] Getting mail through to Verizon

[J. D. Pearson]

It appears we were being blocked completely. I have received
word that their support is working on it. Thanks for the help
guys.

Best regards,

J. D.

Jim Popovitch wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 15:55 -0500, J. D. Pearson wrote:
>   
>> Hey thanks for the response.
>>
>> The receiver is not a cell phone number in this case but that
>> is a good thought. Thanks Jim for the response about greylisting.
>>
>> If they were greylisting us the mail should eventually get through
>> shouldn't it?
>>     
>
> Yes.  Greylisting, on a mailserver, tracks the connecting IP and the
> From and To addresses.  Generally a matrix is built up over time so that
> emails are more quickly accepted in the future.  Greylisting helps block
> "bulk blast" spammers who dump a ton of emails using custom software
> that doesn't have the capabilities to track rejects in order to retry.
>
> Now, if your email never goes through, you could have other problems.
> Things like proper PTR records for the sending IP, etc.
>
> -Jim P.
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