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Old October 8th 09, 01:37 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
D. Kirkpatrick
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Default Block placed on my IP address

In article ,
Dixiemom wrote:

What can I do about this? Same thing happened when I e-mailed a friend with a
Hotmail address and a MSN address...

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When you connect to the internet you attach to a common point used by
other customers. There could be hundreds or more people connecting to
that point to get their internet access.

If that point was found to be a source of spam, then it's
identification number will be blocked by some internet service
providers.

If you are on dial-up internet try dialing into a number well-away
from your geographical region instead. You may incure long distance
charges.

If you are on DSL, and depending on your form of connection to the DSl
network, turing off your DSl modem for an hour (or up to 6 hours) then
turning it back on may get you attached to a different point with a
different identification number.

In my case I have DSL and there are quite a number of these
identification numbers (called IP numbers) and the same thing has
happened to me. I simply shut my connection down completely, waited
an hour, then turned everything back on. I had a new access point
number and the mail block disappeared.

Keep in mind however that this is not a cure all. If someone was
spoofing your e-mail address and sending spam in your name, then that
is another kettle of fish.
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