[sllug-members]: OT - my server or email address is spam according to hotmail.com

[M. Alton jensen]

Marc Christensen wrote:
> So, last week I was surprised to notice that email from me to any
> address at hotmail.com was not getting through.  So, I sent a test email
> to an account I have there and sure enough, it appeared in my spam box.
> 
> I have no idea why email from mecworks.com or marc <at> mecworks.com
> would be treated as spam.  Does anyone know who I might contact to get
> it removed? And does anyone know why it would be listed there in the
> first place?
> 
> Many thanks...
> 
> -- 
> Marc Christensen
> http://blog.mecworks.com


Adding an SPF record for your DNS may help you out.  I know that Hotmail
does use them, but am unsure of other measures they may take to detect spam.
http://www.openspf.org/ has a "wizard" that will help you know what to
put in there.

You may want to also check to see if your server's IP address is listed
in any of the common RBLs.  I don't know if Hotmail uses RBLs or not.
http://www.robtex.com/rbls.html


-Alt
http://blog.alt-j.com