tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863230275877451164.post5221890144361402177..comments2023-06-21T05:41:32.763-04:00Comments on Macintosh Security: SpamCop.net goes FUBAR:-Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01192230834913012760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863230275877451164.post-20209243395746584642012-07-09T02:10:28.222-04:002012-07-09T02:10:28.222-04:00Avid daily user of SpamCop.net here. I have alway...Avid daily user of SpamCop.net here. I have always forwarded my 'spam bundle' to SpamCop.net and received a response from their site in 60 seconds or less. The last couple of weeks have seen 24 hour turnarounds with MANY rejections because the Spam was too old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2863230275877451164.post-59736894052490287952012-07-08T17:29:53.867-04:002012-07-08T17:29:53.867-04:00I don't think it's a scenario backups woul...I don't think it's a scenario backups would help with - when you can get to it, the server does actually process spam OK, it's just seldom reachable now with various timeouts.<br /><br />The vague admin comments I've seen point to a DDoS, and the symptoms seem to fit with the system being choked up with junk - including the recent reports of 2+ hour delays in processing emailed submissions.<br /><br />Given their Cisco ownership, I can imagine extra caution around any embarrassing network problems - and having had all kinds of problems with the Cisco kit at work, it wouldn't surprise me at all to find that implicated in some way. I'm looking forward to finding out more, though!jas88https://www.blogger.com/profile/05563592458314214904noreply@blogger.com