FIRST MAIL RETURNED FOR GREYLISTING

07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] cmd: EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [209.85.200.169] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] rsp: 451 Greylisted, please try again in 300 seconds
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] cmd: QUIT
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] rsp: 221 Service closing transmission channel
07:06:34 [209.85.200.169][4006086] disconnected at 8/20/2008 7:06:34 AM

SAME EMAIL RECD AGAIN, DELIVERED TO USER

07:13:22 [209.85.200.170][57166957] cmd: EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com
07:13:22 [209.85.200.170][57166957] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [209.85.200.170] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
07:13:22 [209.85.200.170][57166957] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
07:13:22 [209.85.200.170][57166957] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] rsp: 250 OK <username@yourlocaldomain.com> Recipient ok
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] cmd: DATA
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] rsp: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] rsp: 250 OK
07:13:23 [209.85.200.170][57166957] Data transfer succeeded, writing mail to 270367115667.eml

In the above scenario, when the server returned the email to gmail SMTP, the same SMTP server sent the e-mail back and hence the mail was delivered to the actual user within 5-6 minutes. However, when the server returns the email to Gmail SMTP, this is NOT always the case. Gmail has multiple SMTPs running parallely and would re-send the email to the server via a different SMTP. Now when this email is received by the server, it would be coming from a different SMTP server and would be greylisted again. This process would continue till the server receives the email from the same SMTP host at gmail. This is illustrated below.

SECOND EMAIL RECD FROM wx-out-0506.google.com, RETURNED FOR GREYLISTING

07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] cmd: EHLO wx-out-0506.google.com
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [66.249.82.232] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] rsp: 451 Greylisted, please try again in 300 seconds
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] cmd: QUIT
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] rsp: 221 Service closing transmission channel
07:14:04 [66.249.82.232][55297073] disconnected at 8/20/2008 7:14:04 AM

SAME EMAIL RECD AGAIN FROM hs-out-0708.google.com, RETURNED FOR GREYLISTING SINCE SENDING SMTP IS DIFF.

07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] cmd: EHLO hs-out-0708.google.com
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [64.233.178.250] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
07:20:10 [72.51.46.158][33575438] cmd: DATA
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] rsp: 451 Greylisted, please try again in 300 seconds
07:20:10 [72.51.46.158][33575438] rsp: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] cmd: QUIT
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] rsp: 221 Service closing transmission channel
07:20:10 [64.233.178.250][53658101] disconnected at 8/20/2008 7:20:10 AM

SAME EMAIL RECD AGAIN FROM wf-out-1314.google.com, RETURNED FOR GREYLISTING SINCE SENDING SMTP IS DIFF.

07:38:13 [209.85.200.174][15186826] cmd: EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com
07:38:13 [209.85.200.174][15186826] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [209.85.200.174] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
07:38:13 [209.85.200.174][15186826] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
07:38:13 [209.85.200.174][15186826] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
07:38:14 [209.85.200.174][15186826] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
07:38:14 [209.85.200.174][15186826] rsp: 451 Greylisted, please try again in 300 seconds
07:38:14 [209.85.200.174][15186826] cmd: QUIT
07:38:14 [209.85.200.174][15186826] rsp: 221 Service closing transmission channel
07:38:14 [209.85.200.174][15186826] disconnected at 8/20/2008 7:38:14 AM

SAME EMAIL RECD AGAIN FROM rn-out-0910.google.com, RETURNED FOR GREYLISTING SINCE SENDING SMTP IS DIFF.

08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] cmd: EHLO rn-out-0910.google.com
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [64.233.170.187] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] rsp: 451 Greylisted, please try again in 300 seconds
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] cmd: QUIT
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] rsp: 221 Service closing transmission channel
08:08:40 [64.233.170.187][54388398] disconnected at 8/20/2008 8:08:40 AM

SAME EMAIL RECD AGAIN FROM wf-out-1314.google.com, DELIVERED SINCE RECD FROM SAME SMTP.

09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] cmd: EHLO wf-out-1314.google.com
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] rsp: 250-tradebooster.info Hello [209.85.200.171] 250-SIZE 10485760 250-AUTH LOGIN CRAM-MD5 250 OK
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] cmd: MAIL FROM:<username@gmail.com>
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] rsp: 250 OK <username@gmail.com> Sender ok
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] cmd: RCPT TO:<username@yourlocaldomain.com>
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] rsp: 250 OK <username@yourlocaldomain.com> Recipient ok
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] cmd: DATA
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] rsp: 354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] rsp: 250 OK
09:08:31 [209.85.200.171][28421712] Data transfer succeeded, writing mail to 288362157076.eml

As you can see from the above there is a delay of approx 2 hours in receiving email. Now the obvious question is, how to resolve such an issue. There are 2 ways we see this being resolved.

Method 1 (NOT RECOMMENDED)

Bypass greylisting for the concerned domain. This method is however not recommended since this would mean an influx of SPAM e-mails on the domain. Just for one domain gmail.com, it makes no sense to bypass the greylisting process completely.

Method 2 (RECOMMENDED)

Whitelist the domain gmail.com for the entire server. When gmail.com is specifically whitelisted for all the domains on the server, the greylisting would automatically be bypassed for it. Thought this could possibly mean that % of spam may increase in the user’s inbox (due to phised emails), but the % increase would be FAR less than what it would be in method 1.

    * The IP address of the connecting host
    * The envelope sender address
    * The envelope recipient address

This is checked against the mail server’s internal database. If this triplet has not been seen before (within some period), the email is greylisted for a short time (typically 300 secs), and it is refused with a temporary rejection. The assumption is that since temporary failures are built into the RFC specifications for email delivery, a legitimate server will attempt to connect again later on to deliver the email.

Greylisting is effective because many mass email tools used by spammers will not bother to retry a failed delivery, so the spam is never delivered. When a spammer does retry a delivery after the waiting period has expired, however, it will likely be after a number of automated honeypots have detected the spam source and listed both the source and the particular message in their databases. Thus, these subsequent attempts are more likely to be detected as spam by other mechanisms than they were at first.

1. Keep the name short.

Long domain names are hard to remember and type. If your company is called Total Internet Solutions Private Limited, do not choose your domain as totalinternetsolutionsprivatelimited.com. This name is gigantic and very hard for people to remember. Keep the name short like tispl.com.

2. Choose the right domain extension.

When the World Wide Web started .com represented commercial establishments, .org represented non-profit organisations and .net represented companies in the technical / IT field. However with the sudden boom in the late 90s and early 2000, companies found it difficult to obtain names with the correct extension. To overcome this issue various other domain registries were started like .biz and .info. Then came the country specific extensions like .in, co.in, .org.in, .net.in, .ac.in, .co.uk, .us and others. The most recent geographic extension is .asia. As far as possible try to obtain the name that most closely represents your business, is short and choose the right extension. If you are primarily operating in the Indian sub-continent, go for a .in or .co.in domain name. Since this extensions are relatively new and there is not so much craze for it, there is a very high chance that you would be able to obtain your preferred domain in these extensions.

3. Avoid Trademarked Names

There are two reasons for this. One, its not ethical. Two, if you are wanting to make a quick buck by selling a trademarked name, companies are no longer opening their pocketbooks to get their names back. They are calling their lawyers. So why get into this hassle at all.

4. Allowed Characters

Domain names can only use letters, numbers, and dashes. Spaces and symbols are not allowed. Also, domain names are not case sensitive.

5. Avoid Names with confusing spellings

Avoid using confusing names specially the ones that have the same character twice in the name like justtimepass.com. Or if it is mandatory for you to register such a domain, then register both the names, i.e. justtimepass.com and justimepass.com and set up the hosting account in such a way that Internet traffic for both the domains is routed to the same place.

6. Ask your friends and relatives about the name

When you have settled on several available name choices, see what your friends and clients have to say. A name that may make perfect sense to you may be too hard for other people to remember.

7. Register it NOW

Once you have done all the ground work, register the preferred names immediately, before you get stuck with ‘i-did-not-want-this.net’ :).

Call us or email us NOW or just go to Tradebooster Domains to register your domain in real time.

Step 1. Don’t panic
Step 2. Go to a whois service and check who has registered the domain.
Step 3. If you see that the domain registrant is a genuine company, then there is very little likelihood that you would get the domain back. Try contacting them to see if they can give it you.
Step 4. If you see, the domain has been grabbed by a fake company or a domain grabber, then DO NOT EVER CONTACT THE COMPANY. If you contact them they would know that you need the domain desperately and quote obnoxious prices for it.
Step 5. As per new ICANN policy, there is a surrender period of 5 days i.e. a person can surrender the domain within 5 days from its registration date. Most domain grabbers just grab the domain and if somebody contacts them in this period, they DO NOT surrender the domain to the registry in order to make a quick buck on the deal. SO PLS. DO NOT EVER CONTACT A DOMAIN GRABBER IN THIS PERIOD.
Step 6. If you do not contact them in this surrender period, most likely they will surrender this domain and you can then register it afresh. All you need to do is
- NOT contact them in this period
- keep an alert eye on the status of the domain. Register it immediately on availability.

Contact us now, if you need to register a new domain or an expired domain name.

So the question that now arises in your mind is:

Where should I register my domain name?

To be honest, a domain name is a domain name. Nothing more. So whether you register it with X company or with Y company, the end result is still the same. So why does X company charge $20/year while Y company charges $8/year when the end product is the same in both cases.

Well the reasons are simple. SERVICE. Compare the service levels of both the companies.

1. Do they offer online, real time registration of the domain name?

2. What are the pre-sales and post-sales support services offered? Do they offer Live Chat, Telephone Support, Ticket Support for answering your questions / queries?

3. Do they provide you for a management console to manage your domain record?

4. How long have they been in existence?

5. What do their other customers have to say about their service levels?

This is where, we are Tradebooster score over all other domain resellers.

- We have been in this business for 8 years.

- Read what other customers have to say about us and our services.

- We are always at your service, no matter what mode of communication your prefer. Email, Live Chat, IM, Tickets, Telephone. You name it and we are always available.

So, when we and others are all offering the same products, the only thing that can set us apart from our competitors is Our Service.

Do not save a few dollars if you are serious about web business. $1-2 will not make a BIG difference, but a lost / expired domain name can cost you a lot. Click here, if your need to register a domain now.

Next year, say for example, you forget to renew your domain on the date of expiry. Don’t panic!! Most registrars allow a certain grace period for domain renewal. The maximum allowed grace period is 40 days from the date of expiry of the domain. This is what we at Tradebooster Domains allow. During this period the status of your domain would be ‘Renewal Hold’.

If you do not renew your domain in this grace renewal period, we hand over your domain back to the registry. The status of your domain changes to ‘Redemption Period’. If you decide to restore your domain within the redemption period, which is typically 30 days, you shall be charged 10 times the cost of a 1 year renewal, typically INR 4500 - INR 8000 depending on the domain extension. This is not what we charge you, but this is what the registry charges us.

If you fail to restore your domain in the ‘Redemption Period’ also, the status of your domain changes to ‘Pending Delete’. This is typically 5-7 days. Nothing can be done to restore / renew the domain during this period. After ‘Pending Delete’, the domain is made available again for a fresh registration.

1. Check Out Their Portfolio - The best web designers have a portfolio of websites they’ve designed. This portfolio should give you a good indication of the quality of their work. Looking at the portfolio can also give you a good indication of this designer’s “style” — is it more corporate? More creative? Or somewhere in between?

2. Read Testimonials – Read through the client testimonials on the website. You could even visit the client’s website(s) for further research.

3. Get a Free Quote - Good web designer, also understand that you want to know how much a project costs. That’s why they offer free, no obligation quotes to give you an estimate of how much your website might cost. Don’t just go for the cheapest - find out what’s included, when they could have the website finished, and what type of follow-up support is available.

Keeping these three tips in mind when searching for your web designer will pay off in the amount of time, money and frustration you save over someone who didn’t “do his homework“. In the end, you’ll likely find a quality designer like Tradebooster, who will work hard to ensure your complete relaxation and provide the kind of follow up support you expect. Good luck!

On behalf of our entire staff we would like to welcome you to the Official Blog of Tradebooster.

Our business future depends upon the satisfaction of customers like you. Rest assured that we strive everyday to provide you with the fastest, most efficient and reliable service in the industry.

Over our last 8 years of operations we have gained tremendous exposure and experience in the web hosting industry. We have seen umpteen number of companies come up, do great business and then close down due to their focus on competing on price. We have over this period established the reputation of a reliable and trust worthy hosting partner for our clients since our focus has always been SERVICE and NOT PRICE.

The idea behind coming up with an official blog was to keep you informed about the latest happenings at Tradebooster and the Internet Industry in general viz. Domains, Web Hosting, Web Solutions, Web Design, Web Development. Please do feel free to post your comments on this blog. It would help us understand your expectations and further improve our levels for service.

Thank you.

Samrat & Sarika Yadav
Directors
Total Internet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.