SPAMHAUS - WTF is this ??

[Rambo]

This message has come up a couple of times when I've tried to reply to a post

Your IP xx.xxx.xxx.x has been blocked because it is blacklisted. For details please see http://www.spamhaus.org/query/bl?

Its happened quite a few times and is really quite annoying Don't know why I've been blacklisted - although I can think of a few others who should be

Any of you IT boffins know what's going on ??

[ailwyn]

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14645

[Rambo]

Thanks Ailwyn.

Maybe I've got one of those virus/Trojan thinggies that send out Spam e-mails in the background

I've had a few people tell me that some of my e-mail messages via Yahoo have gone directly into thir Spam or junk folders

[chris.t]

I've had a few people tell me that some of my e-mail messages via Yahoo have gone directly into thir Spam or junk folders

<<<<puts hands behind back and resists typing the obvious>>>>

[saska]

Maybe I've got one of those virus/Trojan thinggies that send out Spam e-mails in the background ?

You can use Kaspersky's Free Online Scanner to scan your PC for nasties. It won't remove them but will tell you if/what you've got.
Needs Internet Explorer and a fairly recent version of Java.
Kaspersky Online Scanner

[ailwyn]

Mark,

Apologies I couldn't spend much time on here earlier.

Most likely you get assigned a dynamic IP (internet address assigned to your computer)... are you still using a dial-up modem???

If you are on broadband, then to avoid getting a dynamic IP you can usually get a Static IP address from your Internet Service Provider.

Worth while making sure you have an up-to-date antivirus system running on your machine and make sure (assuming your using Windows XP SP2 or higher) that the windows firewall is enabled.

There is a link in the message you receive, and if you follow that you can follow the instructions to remove your IP from the blacklist - however if you have a dynamically assigned IP then next time you connect you could face the same problem.

Ailwyn

[Rambo]

Thanks Ailwyn + Saska for your input. I'll investigate further.

PS Still on dial up but soon to change and come into the 21st century

[saska]

PS Still on dial up but soon to change and come into the 21st century

Ook! Don't bother with the Kaspersky Scanner, it will take forever to download the bases over dial-up.
PM me your snail address and I'll send a CD with some files & destructions on it.

[Rambo]

Saska - thanks but will wait until I get b/b installed.