Blocked by a SpamAssassin – TheHumanist.com
A few weeks ago, in an online exchange with a colleague, my email responses were repeatedly blocked. The technical reason read: 550 5.7.1 Blocked by SpamAssassin. Getting blocked is technically something that happens to me somewhat frequently, and in weird ways. In fact, if I actually engaged in conspiracy mongering, I might find it all rather personal. I write about consciousness, and while I know it sounds crazy, it sometimes feels like there is an energetic block to getting my thoughts and ideas out into the broader world. At any rate, I decided to ask ChatGPT what 550 5.7.1 Blocked by SpamAssassin meant. Initially, it offered a long list of reasons explaining in technical language why spam detection tools may have filtered my emails. These included certain types of content, sender reputation, too many links and so on. None of it felt relevant, as I had emailed back and forth many times with this particular colleague. While I am not a frequent user of ChatGPT, I spontaneously – and in an admittedly rather annoyed voice …









