blacklisted IP

[padprint]

Hi all,

it seems dragon.nocdirect.com [69.73.149.27] is being flagged as a spam by SORBS. anyone know the best way we can get this off the list?

[jason]

Open a support ticket. They deal with these things all the time (its become a fact of life in the hosting business) and know all the right contacts. Unfortunately they don't always know a server has been blacklisted until someone reports it.

--Jason

[hogger]

That IP is being used to spam guestbooks and mailboxes this morning, among other things. Stopping that would be the first step.

[Gwaihir]

A first step probably already taken, unless none of the people complaining of the spam bothered to send it to Jag. If anyone used a service like SpamCop, this has already been done automatically.

Unfortunately (status of six months ago when I faced this same problem), SORBS is a list one can't simply be removed from once the problem has been dealt with and that takes a rather long time before it automatically removes an IP. To be removed sooner one has to actually pay these guys!

So, as blacklists go, SORBS sucks. I'd advise anyone against using this particular list for anything.

[Ron]

The original post is exactly a year old; this poster was probably getting spammed today and did a search on the IP addy, and found this thread.

A note to abuse@jaguarpc.com might be a better way to get it handled, hogger!

[Vin DSL]

Give him a break! He's from Canuckistan...

[Ron]

Super, Natural British Columbia has some of the nicest scenery on earth.

[Vin DSL]

Bah! It's a refuge for potheads. Stupidity is the #1 export. I'm surprised he made it through the registration process here...

Location: On a craggy nook, high in the mountains of British Columbia

[Ron]

Been there. Have pictures to prove it:

http://www.happiecamper.com/html/bc_lakes.html

[Gwaihir]

Do'h.. a year old to the day! No wonder I didn't notice.

P.S. Did that mobile home ever "sit down" on its back during your trip? Did you get a discount on the rent because of the misplaced rear wheels?

[Ron]

The motorhome in that first picture isn't mine. That one is a "class C" essentially built on a Van or Pickup Truck frame.

Hopefully mine looks a little more balanced; it is a "class A" built on a Freightliner custom chassis with a Caterpillar engine in the rear:
http://www.happiecamper.com/html/gallery.html

[Vin DSL]

Aha! I knew it...

[Ron]

Aha! I knew it...

Funny you should mention that....

As you can see, sort of, all motorhome plate in Massachusetts say "CAMPER" under the Registration "number". I wanted "HAPPY" to go with my CAMPER, but it was already taken (by a car ) For the LONGEST time whenever I looked at my plate I thought it said "HIPPIE". I could have gotten "HAPPEE" but I thought it would look too much like "<something>Pee". I didn't think of "HAPEEE" at the time.

Well, it made for an unique URL, anyway.

(A side note to VIN, one of my pre-cut selections was DSLPWR)

[Spathiphyllum]

What is HIP PIE? Is it a pastry indiginous to Boston? Is it some super-fattening sweet? Or are you introducing yourself to P. PIE? Vanity plates can really make the mind wander.

[Ron]

I guess I never mentioned that the Vinster has photochopped my license plate from "HAPPIE" to "HIPPIE".

Yes. When not seeing "Hippie", I was certian I was telling people to "Have A Piece Pie". Or would it be "Have A Peace Pie"? That would fit in with the Hippie theory.