hello everyone,
due to the bad reputation of my host’s ipV4 ranges, I can’t send emails to hotmail.fr and other providers. My host’s hotline told me that I could set up a relayhost or use ipv6 for smtp at least but after testing I ended up having certificate problems that prevented Postfix from starting until I debug (see the post Postfix instance doesn't start - #14 by imkael )
could you explain to me how to set up a relayhost or ipv6 for smtp?
Thank you in advance for your answers.
I remember getting the same ‘crap’ when I set up my server. Some Bozo’s in Europe (2 strangely similar names) said my IP was in a ‘bad neighborhood’. Not my specific IP. Some long, convoluted process for removal could be ‘sped up’ for a fee…
Not being in Europe I didn’t give a rat’s axe. Extortion scheme similar to a firewall provider I encountered years ago. My ‘fee’ was a threat to contact the FTC for hindrance of interstate commerce since they couldn’t provide any specific evidence for a block.
finally I use an smtp relay only for microsoft domains which are the only ones in the world to use UCEPROTECT which consider us as spam (even through a relay) but the emails are delivered. My provider confirms to me that they have to pay if they want microsoft to unban their ips, they will never do it. I checked for my ip and if I want to unban it for a year, it will cost me 70CHF … as ID10T said it’s extortion
On the other hand the IPV6 do not seem to be affected a tutorial on how to set it up on webmin / virtualmin postfix could be useful …