---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20190307150217.GA7874@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 15:02:17 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Why you aren't told your email is blocked Tech Q&A: Why you aren't told your email is blocked By Steve Alexander Q: I learned that email providers sometimes block mail sent from other providers over the issue of misuse. But when my provider was blocked, I wasn't told. I only learned later that some of my outgoing mail wasn't delivered. Shouldn't email users be notified if they're being blocked? - Dutch Nagle, Hereford, Ariz. A: The deliberate blocking of email traffic is an anti-spam (junk mail) defense. While it inconveniences some email users, it's also fleeting, so users are unlikely to be notified. https://www.postbulletin.com/news/business/tech-q-a-why-you-aren-t-told-your-email/article_3bbc588a-3ada-5bea-a09c-64bc8fa87bf0.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190307143243.GA7731@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 14:32:44 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: What scratches your personal itch? To my readers: There's a saying in the Open Source community: that people solve problems to scratch their personal itch. This isn't a plea for participation in Open Source, although that is, by definition, a Good Thing(tm), but rather a plea for participation in the Telecom Digest. So, the question is "What scratches your personal itch?" There are so many different areas of telecommunications to choose from, and I'd bet that one particular problem or rule or service is of interest to you. Let's hear about it: you can draw attention to an issue, ask for help with a certain kind of equipment or service, or comment on actions by the FCC, the Congress, or other government organizations. Let's see what you've got! Bill -- Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190307144450.GA7808@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 14:44:50 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Phone outage impacting 9-1-1 lines in Halifax County, VA by Hannah McComsey A CenturyLink phone outage has impacted Halifax County residents' ability to call 9-1-1. Steve Dishman, the county's Emergency Services Coordinator, is giving people an alternate number to call in the event of an emergency. He said citizens should call 434-575-4292, which is the number for the South Boston Fire Department, in the event of an emergency until the problem has been fixed. https://wset.com/news/local/phone-outage-impacting-9-1-1-lines-in-halifax-county -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20190307151914.GA8117@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 15:19:14 +0000 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: 6 big questions cord-cutters should ask about AT&T's and HBO's next streaming service AT&T's management shakeup raises new questions about its streaming TV plans. Changes are afoot for HBO under its new corporate overlords at AT&T. But what those changes might be are still anyone's guess. After longtime HBO CEO Richard Plepler abruptly resigned last week, AT&T executives went on a media tour to talk about the channel's future, take shots at Netflix, and hint at the streaming service AT&T plans to launch this year. Still, those interviews didn't reveal much in the way of specifics. If anything, AT&T and HBO's streaming plans seem even murkier than they did a week ago. https://www.techhive.com/article/3356497/6-big-questions-cord-cutters-should-ask-about-the-next-att-streaming-service.html -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sat, 09 Mar 2019