Stupid Blacklists

I had to send an email today, and I did. (Good story, huh?)

So I sent the email, but a few hours later I got a message back from the Mailer Deamon or whatever his name is. Turns out the ISP of the recipient has blacklisted the IP address of my hosting company! My important email was returned to sender for no apparent reason!

Granted, I’m sure there are some other websites on this IP address. But more than likely, the ISP blacklisted me for no good reason. Although I’m mad, I’m surprised this didn’t happen sooner. These days I expect to have to jump through hoops and pay huge fees to get my emails delivered! (And then getting them read is even harder…)

Moral of the story: Spam has caused tons of problems. Email can be a pain in the ass now. Overactive ISPs suck. Shared hosting accounts suck.

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