Re: Data Center operations mail list?

[Rafael Possamai <rafael () gav ufsc br>]

Quick update: I moved away from Amazon SES to a private smtp server
provided by Chris, who is also helping moderate the list.

I left Amazon SES configured as a backup since the bounce rate after
thousands of emails peaked at only 0.08%

Thanks!


Rafael



On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote:

> It appears that this list is sending its outbound traffic via Amazon's
> cloud operation.
>
> This is a profoundly horrible idea, not through any fault of yours, but
> because Amazon's cloud operation is a massive, non-stop fountain of spam
> and Amazon personnel flatly refuse to lift a finger to do anything about
> it.
> As a result of this incompetence/negligence, some folks out there have
> taken defensive measures which may include firewalling, blocking,
> discarding,
> rejecting, etc.  Thus this is not someplace that you want to try to send
> mail from if you really care about having it delivered.
>
> I recommend moving it elsewhere.  And I'm perfectly willing to assist with
> that (either selecting another location or facilitating the move or both).
>
> ---rsk