WiscWorld/AOL email problem
Posted: 2001-03-07 11:36:52 Expiration: 2001-03-07 11:36:52
America Online began blocking the main WiscWorld SMTP servers (used by most UW email users). In the short term, those affected can reconfigure the SMTP server setting in their email client as: smtp2.services.wisc.edu
DoIT just learned that America Online began blocking
the main WiscWorld SMTP servers (used by most UW
email users). AOL apparently did this because they
believed that the servers were open relays. In order to
get off their blacklist (and others), we needed to further
restrict use of the WiscWorld SMTP servers.
Consequently, the WiscWorld SMTP servers will now
only accept email originating from campus IP addresses.
This change will not affect most WiscWorld email users.
But it will affect those using WiscWorld from non-campus
IP addresses. In the short term, those affected can
reconfigure the SMTP server setting in their email client
as: smtp2.services.wisc.edu
Please understand that this is a more open mail server
and may soon be included by some blacklist services. We
will make other recommendations as the situation changes.
If you change your setting to SMTP2 and still encounter
problems, you can contact the DoIT help desk for assistance
(264-HELP).
-- Brian Rust