* Forwarded from 'Z1C'
 * Originally by mark lewis, 1:3634/12
 * Originally to Thom LaCosta
 * Originally dated Sat  1 May 2004  13:37

 -*- Forwarded message follows: -*-


 TL>> Hey...when someone's system send me an insulting message and
 TL>> labels me a spammer...when that message is a response to
 TL>> their updating their echolistings, I think hty've alread
 TL>> made a fool of themselves.

 ml>> call it what you like, thom

 TL> I did

obviously...

 ml>> short sighted, small minded... come on... these are
 ml>> automated processes... there is nothing in my stuff
 ml>> specifically targeting your system or elistin... in fact,
 ml>> there are a couple of rules to allow them thru instead of
 ml>> blocking them...

 TL> Use a list of names, create a form letter that labels the
 TL> recipient with some offesive name, do a mailmerge, then
 TL> explain to the folks that gotr the leter that are not
 TL> (offensive name) that it was an automated process and they
 TL> should disrgard it.

errrmmm... you're forgetting that my system didn't send you an insulting
derrogatory email... my system simply responded to yours with an SMTP code
551... how do you suggest that i perform the above via SMTP error codes??

 ml>> seems to me that you took it a bit too personally and jumped
 ml>> to assumptions too quickly without checking the situation
 ml>> first...

 TL> See above...call me a name, insult me, and you bet your sweet
 TL> keyboard I will taker it personally...and please don't even
 TL> begin to ask me to determine whether or not you made a
 TL> mistake.

/none/ of us are infallible...

 TL> Automated systems are great...you just have to make them work
 TL> correctly.

no one else has had troubles getting email thru... the rule is quite
simple... block everyone except elistin from IP or from domain...


#= *goofey.com * * 550 Unsolicited mailing lists rejected!
#- ----------- - - --- -----------------------------------
#^    host     ^ ^  ^  Text displayed to remote smtp agent
#|             | |  +- SMTP error code
#+ Match/quit  | +---- Match any recipient
#              +------ Match any sender
#
## specific blocking of everything addressed to xyz{at}wpusa.dynip.com
## unless it is from elistin{at}fido261.qis.net addressed to anyone...
#
- * * xyz{at}wpusa.dynip.com 551 Go to hell spammer... Your mail is garbage!
+ 209.150.96.20 elistin{at}fido261.qis.net *
+ eclipse.qis.net elistin{at}fido261.qis.net *


its only three lines... slightly altered for security purposes ;)

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