Has Your Internet Provider Sold You A Dirty IP Address?

This is a great question to be asked, because the chances are real good you have a dirty IP Address. Lets define a dirty address. A dirty IP is an address that has been reported to the RBL or Blacklist for spamming or hacking violations. These black lists block a certain range of IP numbers within an IP number range and are much like a phone number but set in ranges. For example: the numbers ending from 01 – 99 get blocked, but number 67 is the actual violator. These ranges change every time you log on depending on your provider, issuing a new address, hence, a blacklisted block will occur, 01 – 99. Once on a Blacklist, security software will detect this range and block you from a website and possibly, like in my case my own site.


Our provider (Comcast) knowingly sold or rented a dirty IP address to us. The dirty IP did not show its uglyness till my server techs upgraded some security software that caught the IP address and box trapped it from accessing the site servers. As a business owner, this is more than just inconvenient, it is a loss of revenue and customer service. We send no spam so we where totally shocked when we found our IP on the Blacklist. We feel the service providers should not be able to resell or rent an IP till it has been cleared from the list. Think your IP is clean because you do not spam or hack? Better think again, and find a site that will run your IP against the blacklist like this site http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ that checks approx 147 lists. You need your IP to do the test. You can find out your IP by visiting http://www.whatsmyip.org/ . Your IP Address will show at the top of the screen and this is what you enter into the search to see if you are on a blacklist. I am hoping some tech guys can add more to this topic and give further insight and education.


What are your thoughts about this subject? Let us all know here with a response. Should The Providers be allowed to sell or rent dirty compromised IP's? We think it is a violation and is like getting sold a car that is a lemon or was totaled and sold as new. Time to send a message to these internet providers to clean up there act and IP's before releasing them to the public. We really want to hear from you and your thoughts on the subject.

UPGRADES TO NORTHWEST BLVD AUCTIONS

UPGRADES TO SITE

We are proud to announce some upgrades to northwestblvd.com. Here is the small list of the changes to help you buy or sell more effectively.

• Second Chance Purchasing - This feature will allow the seller to send a second chance offer to the next highest bidder or if there are more very simular items available. This has been proven to be a good feature, but abuse of this feature will not be tolerated and possible prosecution will be aggressively sought. This feature is a benefit so please use it wisely. We want you to have as many venues available to complete a sale as possible.
  
  
  

• End Auction Early - This feature is a great tool and is an upgrade from the Delete Auction. Say you find a flaw or error in your listing and you have bids. This will allow you to end the auction and not delete it. You can make the corrections needed and make contact with your bidders to let them know you needed to correct the listing. If an item is lost, broken, or stolen, this gives you an out.
  
  
  

• Full Size Photo Feature - This is another added benefit to the site. In your listings, you will note where the small photos are stored to the left of the main photo. Below the small photo is View Full Size Photo (NO FEES ARE COLLECTED FOR THIS FEATURE) and it is part of the package for the seller. This feature will add a greater chance of making a sale or increasing your bids.

We hope that you will like the new perks for the site and we will announce future upgrades to the site as soon as they become available. Thank you and good luck to you all,

Northwest Blvd Auctions Team

RSS FEEDS FOR NORTWEST BLVD AUCTIONS

RSS FEEDS FOR NORTWEST BLVD AUCTIONS

Northwest Blvd Auctions information is available through RSS (Rich Site Summary) alerts or feeds, which will allow you to see auction summaries without having to check Northwest Blvd Auctions daily for updates. With RSS, you can see Northwest Blvd Auctions right on your desktop by installing a free RSS reader. Most RSS readers will check for updates once every hour.Usually, a small alert pop-up will appear on your desktop for a few seconds if there is something new.