AHBL - Request for comments on removal of ientry.com
Brian Bruns
Hello, in our first official AHBL Request For Comments And Evidence
(AHBL-RFCAE), we are requesting that the posters and viewers of the NANA*
newsgroups provide us with their opinions on the removal of the following
entry from the AHBL:
66.28.139.0/24 :4:1067119618 bruns - Spam Source - ientrymail.com
If you run a mail server, are a user, or DNSbl maintainer, and would like
to help us determine if this entry should be removed, please either
respond via e-mail or followup posting to this thread.
We are looking for any current evidence of abuse or spam from the hosts
listed above, or any reports on previous interactions with ientry and the
community.
A copy of the removal request is posted below for your own review.
Thanks for helping us improve the AHBL's effectiveness.
--
Brian Bruns
Founder, The Summit Open Source Development Group
Open Solutions For A Closed World / Anti-Spam Resources
http://www.sosdg.org
The Abusive Hosts Blocking List - DNSbl
http://www.ahbl.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathaniel Drake" <nath...@ientry.com>
To: <adm...@2mbit.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:56 PM
Subject: RE: Are we on your blocklist?
>
>
> Hello,
>
> My name is Nathaniel Drake the Director of Business Development for
> iEntry. It has come to my attention that we may be on your blocklist.
>
> First let me say that I do agree with you and commend you on your fight
> against spam, I have gotten a ton of the Viraga and Prescription Drugs,
> Refinance Your Home, Porn, etc.. trash emails myself. From the people
> that hide their identity and locations and sometimes use isp's in
> countries other than where they are located.
>
> iEntry is a legitimate Opt-in B2B email marketer and was founded in
> early 1999 by Richard Ord who is also the President and CEO. Rich is a
> pioneer in the email newsletter industry having previously founded
> NewsLinx.com, InternetDay and more. He also was the first Director of
> Email Operations for internet.com. In this capacity he established the
> concept of large numbers of niche email newsletters focused on
> technology and web business. Mr. Ord has been quoted in the New York
> Times and other publications.
>
> I have had a number of meetings here lately about making sure that we
> are not on any blocklist/blacklist and below are the steps that we have
> taken to help ensure that we should never get on another one again once
> off any that may have us on them.
>
> 1. We checked all of our newsletter lists and removed any addresses that
> may have been potentially questionable. This includes all addresses
> where we did not have a timestamp and IP number for. So we would know
> where a subscribers subscribed from.
>
> 2. We were in the process of going confirmed opt-in and now I have made
> it a priority and it is now in place and working on our sites. You can
> check this at http://www.ientry.com/page/newsletters/
>
> 3. Going forward I personally will be available as your point of contact
> at iEntry so in the future we can address any issues very quickly.
>
> In light of my proactive actions for iEntry can you now Please remove us
> and or all our IP numbers from your Block List?
>
> I look forward to working with you.
>
> Thanks and Have a Great Day!
> Nathaniel
>
> ---
> Nathaniel Drake
> Director of Business Development
> nath...@iEntry.com
> iEntry, Inc.
> 880 Corporate Drive
> Lexington, KY 40503
> Phone: (859) 514-2720
> Fax: (859) 219-9065
> http://www.iEntry.com
>
> "Targeted Information for Business & Technology"
>
>
>
E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists
> [posted and mailed]
> Hello, in our first official AHBL Request For Comments And Evidence
> (AHBL-RFCAE), we are requesting that the posters and viewers of the NANA*
> newsgroups provide us with their opinions on the removal of the following
> entry from the AHBL:
> 66.28.139.0/24 :4:1067119618 bruns - Spam Source - ientrymail.com
> If you run a mail server, are a user, or DNSbl maintainer, and would like
> to help us determine if this entry should be removed, please either
> respond via e-mail or followup posting to this thread.
> We are looking for any current evidence of abuse or spam from the hosts
> listed above, or any reports on previous interactions with ientry and the
> community.
<SNIP>
They seem to regularly Spam two role accounts at $DayJob.
{I have not checked any other of the Domains / MTAs /
Accounts I have to deal with (it doesn't seem necessary).}
Most Recently: on 10-28-03, 10-27-03, 10-21-03, 10-20-03.
In Recent History: 10-08-03, 09-29-03, 09-16-03,
09-03-03, 08-13-03, 07-26-03.
(For Spam that makes it through the existing BlackLists
{external and internal} and filters;
to be escalated in our local BlackLists.)
{Read as: Wack A Mole}
Received: from mailagent0.ientrymail.com (mailagent0.ientrymail.com [66.28.139.14])
Received: from mailagent1.ientrymail.com (mailagent1.ientrymail.com [66.28.139.16])
Received: from mta203.itbuzz.com (unknown [66.28.139.203])
Received: from mta204.itbuzz.com (unknown [66.28.139.204])
Received: from mta205.listsub.com (unknown [66.28.139.205])
Received: from mta214.newsletterclicks.com (unknown [66.28.139.214])
Received: from mta218.newsletterinc.com (unknown [66.28.139.218])
Received: from mta222.newsletterplanet.com (unknown [66.28.139.222])
Received: from mta238.promotionarticles.com (unknown [66.28.139.238])
Received: from mta243.smallbusinessarticle.com (unknown [66.28.139.243])
Received: from mta244.smallbusinessarticle.com (unknown [66.28.139.244])
15 e-mails temporarily on file for reference;
(They {the e-mails} will be gone after we make our
decision(s) and take action).
Off hand I don't see any record of them hitting our SpamTraps.
As far as I know we have not contacted them to:
request proof of opt-in,
request listwashing,
request unsubscribe,
request opt-out;
nor have we contacted their upstream;
nor have we posted any of the related e-mails to
N.A.N-A.Sightings
...
{Yet}
A quick search for anecdotal evidence in newsgroups
and on websites, suggests that others consider them
opt-out Spammers.
--
E-Mail Sent to this address <Blac...@Griffin-Technologies.net>
will be added to the BlackLists.