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   Nomen Nescio to All   
   Re: Don't use virebent...   
   05 Aug 25 13:27:52   
   
   XPost: alt.privacy.anon-server, comp.mobile.android   
   From: nobody@dizum.com   
      
   On 04 Aug 2025, Stefan Claas   
      
   posted some news:106qs76$a8cb$1@news.tcpreset.net:   
      
   > James Bond wrote:   
   >> > > I have sent many posts through virebent   
   >> > > and a lot are not getting through! (censored)   
   >> > >   
   >> > Nope.  There's a very specific reason for it and if you knew   
   >> > anything at all about SMTP, you'd figure it out in short order.   
   >>   
   >> I sent many posts with the same 'sensitive' subject line at different   
   >> times of the day over many days and none got through.   
   >>   
   >> I tried bracketing a typical subject line post with sensitive subject   
   >> line posts within seconds of each other and only the typical post got   
   >> through.   
   >>   
   >> No doubt about it, the feds or someone is monitoring what's being   
   >> sent.   
   >>   
   >> When you don't know who's monitoring it then you must assume the   
   >> worst and expect it to be government agents!   
   >>   
   >> You could say I've been 'testing' virebent.   
   >>   
   >> Conclusion: DON'T USE IT!!!   
   >>   
   >   
   > Well, I believe you that you tried to send many posts which did not   
   > arrive at their destination, but it does not convince me that it is   
   > Gabx fault.   
   >   
   > Did you used a remailer chain? Could it be that one of the involved   
   > parties has to filter due to a gag order, which in that case you can't   
   > accuse the server operater, because he is follwoing orders.   
   >   
   > When you really need a censor-free medium to post really sensitive   
   > things use Bitmessage with Tor, because it can't be censored and   
   > postings always reach their destination with 100% reliabiltiy.   
      
   The Gabx SMTP service is reliable and has some extra measures in place to   
   minimize abuse.  That's all I'll say other than thanks Gabx.  Well done.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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