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0 pointszahllos3y ago0 comments

Wouldn't surprise me if Linode were entirely blocked. Also anything in M247 Ltd's ASN. They host a lot of VPN endpoints, including Mullvad's.

Step 1, I'd move off Linode. Find a local DC or business you can support by hosting a VPS or dedi box with them. LowEndBox might be an interesting place to search but avoid anything too famous.

Step 2, join this https://sendersupport.olc.protection.outlook.com/pm/services.... They don't actually email me when they block my IP, but at least when I contact them I can argue I'm already in their program and they didn't actually notify me of any sending issues. I've got myself unblocked relatively quickly this way.

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SoftTalker3y ago· 1 in thread

IMO, any low-cost VPS provider is going to have a poor reputation. I've even had trouble running websites on some of them, as some "endpoint security" products have their IP addresses blacklisted, causing users to get alarming warnings if they try to visit sites hosted there.

You'll run into the same issues with the "free/trial" tiers of bulk email services like Mailgun.

I agree with OP, you pretty much have to at least send your outgoing email via an established, widely-accepted SMTP service provider, or in some other way pay a lot for a "clean" reputation.

zahllosOP3y ago

I'd still say it depends. I've used memset (www.memset.com) in the UK in the past without issue. They have low end VPS offerings, but they're not as well known as say Linode.

It isn't so easy to categorise such a service by pure ASN, as they also offer dedicated and colocation services, so you might be blocking a licensed 'on prem' exchange box for a local UK council.

RockingGoodNite3y ago

"Wouldn't surprise me if Linode were entirely blocked."

I'd be very surprised. I hosted email on Linode for years without issue.

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