[ga] Contributions

[Hugh Dierker <hdierker2204@xxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps you missunderstood me, I wanted to know if it had caused the problem 
yet or if your good work has prevented that from occuring.  Andy, you have over 
the years foretold of problems that exist within "networks". You have done it 
here a great deal. Your motives are genuine and your desire is to prevent harm.
 
I do believe this is unsung work and deserves some recognition. I am thinking 
of establishing an award in your name. I am very serious.
 
Narten has helped us greatly with the statistics that he claims are no big deal.
No one can deny Kirokis' contributions
We have benefited greatly from Danny, Roberto, Karl and Avri. The list goes on.
Joe and Jeff while controversial have kept us alive in times of innactivity and 
the constant bringing to light is good for all.
 
Perhaps it is time we begin to honor these contributions and toot our own horn 
a bit.

--- On Sat, 5/1/10, Andy Gardner <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Andy Gardner <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [ga] Godaddy mail hostname = spam errors and possible security 
issue?
To: "ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> GA" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010, 9:02 AM




Mail from a Registrar to a Registrant, rejected due to errors in the 
Registrar's mail system is "tough luck" and not a potential security problem 
for Registrants?

And a Registrar spoofiing someone else's hostname is cool with you guys?

Sheesh.


On May 1, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Hugh Dierker wrote:

> So this sure looks like an error without a problem.
> 
> --- On Fri, 4/30/10, Hugo Monteiro <hugo.monteiro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> From: Hugo Monteiro <hugo.monteiro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ga] Godaddy mail hostname = spam errors and possible security 
> issue?
> To: "Andy Gardner" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> GA" <ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Friday, April 30, 2010, 3:25 PM
> 
> On 04/30/2010 10:04 PM, Andy Gardner wrote:
>> Godaddy appears to use "made up" hostnames for SMTP HELO entries...
>>   
>> 
> 
> Hello Andy,
> 
> That is in fact a shame, since the sending hostname DOES have a proper DNS 
> setup. Even so, RFC5321 does not mandate that the correct HELO is to be 
> provided. From section 4.1.1.1 we can extract:
> 
> "(...) The argument clause contains the fully-qualified domain name of the 
> SMTP client, if one is available. In situations in which the SMTP client 
> system does not have a meaningful domain name (e.g., when its address is 
> dynamically allocated and no reverse mapping record is available), the client 
> SHOULD send an address literal (...)"
> 
> 
>> Received:     from unknown (HELO gdmailer03.dc1.corp.gd) (208.109.14.188) by 
>> m1relayapp01-01.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net with SMTP
>> 
>> I can see a couple of problems with this.
>> 
>> 1. Many antiSPAM measure reject mail from unknown hosts.
>>   
>> 
> 
> 
> True, but that's actually their own problem. If their mail gets rejected, 
> tough luck.
> 
> 
>> 2. corp.gd is a legitimate domain name owned by someone else than than 
>> Godaddy.
>> 
>> Domain Name:               corp.gd
>> 
>> Registrant, Technical Contact, Billing Contact, Admin. Contact
>>   SRA, MII
>>   Private Registration, b-dul Unirii 80, Bacau, , , , 
>> ramsmith59@xxxxxxxxx
>> 
>>   Romania
>>   E-mail:                  
>> domainmailfwd@xxxxxxxxx
>> 
>>   Phone:                   1.44.7833722420
>>   Fax:                     1.40.72729289
>> 
>> Resource Records (2):
>>                            ns      ns1.register.com        
>>                            ns      ns2.register.com        
>> 
>> 
>> One wonders how a major ICANN approved registrar can make such basic 
>> technical errors, and leave them in place for YEARS?
>> 
>> 
>>   
>> 
> 
> 
> One possibility is that they have contracted a mailing service from a company 
> (corp.gd), which happens to be Godaddy client for a conectivity package, in 
> Godaddys own ip netblock.
> 
> 
> R's,
> 
> Hugo Monteiro.
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