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Thanks Mark for all you do..
On Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 6:39=E2=80=AFPM Mark Bradakis <mark@bradakis.com> wr=
ote:
> Boy, at least this list is being more civil than recent traffic on the
> Triumphs list! Sheesh.
>
> Yes, some people are having difficulties receiving all messages directly
> in their inbox. Some messages are marked as spam, some are just
> discarded outright by their mail system. I am trying to follow all the
> rules and regulations and RFCs, and keep up with current best practices.
> It ain't easy!
>
> Some of the problem is that my ISP is Comcast, and some other providers
> are blocking certain blocks of IP addresses, and autox.team.net has an
> IP in the blocked block. And some providers block this IP address
> explicitly due to various nefarious malware that has snuck onto the
> server over the years, and have not removed the IP address even years
> after the bad guys were tossed out. And I may have another bad apple,
> some things are just not right on the server, I'm working on that at the
> moment. It's a never ending battle.
>
> But there is hope for the future. I may change the domain for the lists
> to lists.team.net, and may or may not change the IP address. I will
> likely buy a new server, install a current version of Linux on it, with
> higher security levels, and migrate all the lists to Mailman 3, rather
> than try to keep the current ancient, unsupported versions of everything
> working. I'm running low on baling wire and chewing gum.
>
> The current server has been running for 3 years, well just two weeks
> short of 3 years. That's quite a long time, many eons in computer years:
>
> [root@autox bin]# uptime
> 16:45:49 up 1081 days, 21:32, 2 users, load average: 1.20, 0.85, 0.98
> [root@autox bin]#
>
>
> I'm afraid if it ever does go down, it may not come back up again!
>
> So be it known your complaints are not falling on deaf ears, just ones a
> little hard of hearing. That's actually a reference to the fact that I
> have had "Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral" for over ten years.
> Remember the old saw "deaf in one ear, can't hear out of the other"?
>
> But as long as my health allows, I will continue to soldier on, your
> loyal, overpaid and underworked digital janitor.
>
> mjb.
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">Thanks Mark for all you do..<br><div class=3D"gmail_quote=
gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 7=
, 2026 at 6:39=E2=80=AFPM Mark Bradakis <<a href=3D"mailto:mark@bradakis=
.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_=
quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1=
ex">Boy, at least this list is being more civil than recent traffic on the =
<br>
Triumphs list!=C2=A0 Sheesh.<br>
<br>
Yes, some people are having difficulties receiving all messages directly <b=
r>
in their inbox.=C2=A0 Some messages are marked as spam, some are just <br>
discarded outright by their mail system.=C2=A0 I am trying to follow all th=
e <br>
rules and regulations and RFCs, and keep up with current best practices. <b=
r>
=C2=A0 It ain't easy!<br>
<br>
Some of the problem is that my ISP is Comcast, and some other providers <br=
>
are blocking certain blocks of IP addresses, and <a href=3D"http://autox.te=
am.net" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">autox.team.net</a> has an <br>
IP in the blocked block.=C2=A0 And some providers block this IP address <br=
>
explicitly due to various nefarious malware that has snuck onto the <br>
server over the years, and have not removed the IP address even years <br>
after the bad guys were tossed out.=C2=A0 And I may have another bad apple,=
<br>
some things are just not right on the server, I'm working on that at th=
e <br>
moment.=C2=A0 It's a never ending battle.<br>
<br>
But there is hope for the future.=C2=A0 I may change the domain for the lis=
ts <br>
to <a href=3D"http://lists.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">l=
ists.team.net</a>, and may or may not change the IP address.=C2=A0 I will <=
br>
likely buy a new server, install a current version of Linux on it, with <br=
>
higher security levels, and migrate all the lists to Mailman 3, rather <br>
than try to keep the current ancient, unsupported versions of everything <b=
r>
working.=C2=A0 I'm running low on baling wire and chewing gum.<br>
<br>
The current server has been running for 3 years, well just two weeks <br>
short of 3 years.=C2=A0 That's quite a long time, many eons in computer=
years:<br>
<br>
[root@autox bin]# uptime<br>
=C2=A0 16:45:49 up 1081 days, 21:32,=C2=A0 2 users,=C2=A0 load average: 1.2=
0, 0.85, 0.98<br>
[root@autox bin]#<br>
<br>
<br>
I'm afraid if it ever does go down, it may not come back up again!<br>
<br>
So be it known your complaints are not falling on deaf ears, just ones a <b=
r>
little hard of hearing.=C2=A0 That's actually a reference to the fact t=
hat I <br>
have had "Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral" for over ten yea=
rs. <br>
Remember the old saw "deaf in one ear, can't hear out of the other=
"?<br>
<br>
But as long as my health allows, I will continue to soldier on, your <br>
loyal, overpaid and underworked digital janitor.<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
<br>
_______________________________________________<br>
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/a><br>
<br>
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http://www.fot-racing.com</a><br>
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et=3D"_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>
Archive: <a href=3D"http://autox.team.net/archive"; rel=3D"noreferrer" targe=
t=3D"_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive</a> <a href=3D"http://www.team.n=
et/pipermail/fotUnsubscribe/Manage" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">ht=
tp://www.team.net/pipermail/fot<br>
t/mckearn2@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://autox.tea=
m.net/mailman/options/fot/mckearn2@gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>
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