NTL Email Servers Blocked

[blumsonp]

Emails from NTL seem to be being bounced (IP 212.250.162.8). Any idea why?

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Service unavailable; [212.250.162.8] blocked using bl.spamcop.net, reason: Blocked - see http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?212.250.162.8

[Miss Betsy]

The IP address you gave is no longer listed in the spamcop bl. It could have been either a momentary glitch which was immediately fixed where NTL did have a spammer and stopped it or a reporter made a mistake and corrected it.

OTOH, whoever is blocking that IP address might be using a spamcop rejection format without actually using the spamcop bl.

The person who knows is the ISP who is bouncing the email.

MIss Betsy

[Derek T]

Not listed now but a lot of spam spewing from that server earlier today. Usual suspects: pills, warez, porn from korea, china, bora.net. Maybe NTL fixed a problem, zombied customer? Either way the listing was genuine and justified.

[imhotep]

NTL blocked again (third time it happened for me this week)

Email blocked using spamcop.net: http://spamcop.net/bl.shtml?212.250.162.16.

Causes of listing

System has sent mail to SpamCop spam traps in the past week (spam traps are secret, no reports or evidence are provided by SpamCop)

SpamCop users have reported system as a source of spam about 40 times in the past week

One of the largest ISPs in the UK with millions of users. What should they be doing to fix this problem?

[DavidT]

What should they be doing to fix this problem?

They should be doing more about the transmission of spam from their IP space. Here are some of the recent Subject lines from messages emanating from the IP that you cited:

Heyz Darling

FW: Dripping Bithecs sehtcertd by huge dick

Rolex - the best gift for her

Remember me? MarilynDDB25733 from AIM

Financial Updates: January 2005

don`t be an a**h*#e Jennie

The data found in Senderbase is a bit worrisome:

http://www.senderbase.org/?searchBy=ipaddr...=212.250.162.16

I think I found another forum where some of the affected NTL folks are complaining about this situation...here's a link:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=7843

Someone named "Andy" wrote:

Isn't there something NTL could do about this, like to take legal action. Spamcop is interfering with the operations of a legitimate business.... and hacking me off!

Then he posted a response from SC Admin Don, as follows:

The problem with the new NTL servers has been resolved. Your mail should

go through OK now.

- Don -

However, that was back on the 21st, so if NTL servers are hitting SC spamtraps and getting reported for the junk I cited above, then it looks like there are legitimate spam control issues with those servers and they deserve to be on the Blacklist.

DT

[agsteele]

One of the largest ISPs in the UK with millions of users. What should they be doing to fix this problem?

23676[/snapback]

The chances are they are doing pretty much all they can. With so many users, many are bound to be unaware of the steps they need to take to secure their own PCs. So some zombie infections are pretty much guaranteed to be a fact of life.

I believe NTL has a policy of disabling customers from sending Email once they have evidence of a problem. They then talk the customer through tightening their security before letting them back on-line.

Andrew

[turetzsr]

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I believe NTL has a policy of disabling customers from sending Email once they have evidence of a problem.  They then talk the customer through tightening their security before letting them back on-line.

23687[/snapback]

...Similar to all the large US-based broadband providers. When will they ever get a clue and do that before letting customers on-line?

[Jeff G.]

It would cost much more to be so responsible.

[turetzsr]

It would cost much more to be so responsible.

25747[/snapback]

...In the short-run, yes, but not necessarily so in the long-run.