[UK-CONTEST] 'Weird' happenings: Spamcop

[tim.kirby at btinternet.com]

G3VAO asked
> Is there a problem with uk.contest or have I got crossed fingers (again)?

No to both! All the contesting.com reflectors use a product called Spamcop to reduce the amount of unsolicited mail that gets sent to the reflectors. This works on a 'blacklist' of mailservers which have been seen forwarding unsolicited mail.

Some months ago, the BT mailservers got blacklisted for a few days. Now, the Freeserve ones have. Anyone trying to post from a Freeserve account may have problems from time to time (not all the servers may be blacklisted)

The Spamcop blacklist is dynamic and it's probable that the affected servers will drop off the list as the ISP takes measures to stop the abuse on their servers - so hopefully you'll be able to post as normal shortly.

As for the weird mails that others have been receiving - this is almost certainly down to the Bugbear virus which is taking the world by storm at the moment.

Keep your shields up!

73, Tim, G4VXE