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[Lonni J Friedman]

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Lonni J Friedman wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Tony Alfrey <tonyalfrey at earthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi;
>>>
>>> A friend of mine (a computer noobee) uses Comcast as an ISP and as a mail
>>> server. Â Comcast blocks the IP address of her friend's ISP in Greece and
>>> unblocking it has been like trying to talk to space aliens.
>>> Does anyone have any experience with gmail being overzealous in blocking
>>> half the planet?
>>
>> I'm not following you here.  First you stated that Comcast is blocking
>> an ISP, then you state that gmail is blocking /something/.  Which is
>> it, and how did you determine that anything is being blocked?
>>
>> What is the actual problem that you're trying to solve?
>>
>
> My friend uses Comcast.  They block her friend's IP.  We can read the
> bounces, we've filed reports w/ Comcast.  They unblock the IP for perhaps 2
> hours and then block it again.

So you're saying that Comcast is blocking all internet access to the
IP address, such that there's 100% packet loss?

>
> I'm suggesting she try gmail.  But we do not know if gmail is equally
> aggressive (or equally lame) in how they block IPs, or simply filter spam.
>  So I'm looking for feedback.

Wouldn't it be far easier for your friend to just try gmail and find
out, rather than asking us what gmail is doing behind the scenes?


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