[ale] Bellsouth SMTP Problems?

[Ryan Neily]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003, James CE Johnson wrote:

> > Ryan Neily wrote:
> >> Anyone figured out a way to get around this?  Seems Bellsouth has
> >> turned off relaying for all IP's, and adding their SMTP server to the
> >> SMARTHOST directive in sendmail.mc doesnt work either.
> >>
> >> I have read elsewhere that you can now get a static IP from them for a
> >> whopping $14.95 additional for residential users.
> >>
> >> I wonder if these "static" IP's are in the "dial-up-IP" lists that
> >> Mailabuse.org and others use.  Might be justification for me to order
> >> a static IP today!
> >
> > Might be justification to change providers, if you have other options.
>
> Well that's a lovely idea and I'd damn sure do it if I could. While
> they're required to share their central offices with competitors, they're
> *not* required to share their remote offices. I'm too far from the CO to
> get high-speed DSL but HellSouth has some gizmo in their RO that *will*
> let me get high-speed. Unfortunately because the competitors can't get
> into the RO I can only get high-speed service from BS.

I am stuck in the same boat as well.  Either I move, or I go to cable.

-- 
Ryan Neily
ryan at neily.net

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