IP address blacklisted

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by learning2me

Thank you. You are right. My IP address is blocked. But having read everything, I'm still unsure what to do about it. Will contact my ISP tomorrow.

Your ISP will have to contact Spamhaus to request the delisting. If you want, you can check out the procedure at SBL Delisting Procedure. The good thing is that once they are contacted, the procedure is relatively fast.

The suggestion from @ownedbycats may be of help to you. Rather often, the IP address is used by a spammer until it gets blocked then they simply move on to a new address leaving the next person who gets assigned that address to deal with the fallout.

[kovidgoyal]

Follow the instructions at https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...-using-calibre in particular setup a free GMX account and use it to send your emails in calibre

[learning2me]

So I switched to Outlook before seeing these messages.
Tried sending a book, which took ages, then I got this error message . .

Starting job: Email The Last Bookshop in London to magsps_WoEg0Q@kindle.com
connect: to ('smtp-mail.outlook.com', 587) None
reply: b'220 LO4P123CA0349.outlook.office365.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Mon, 4 Sep 2023 08:43:43 +0000\r\n'
reply: retcode (220); Msg: b'LO4P123CA0349.outlook.office365.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Mon, 4 Sep 2023 08:43:43 +0000'
connect: b'LO4P123CA0349.outlook.office365.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service ready at Mon, 4 Sep 2023 08:43:43 +0000'
send: 'ehlo [192.168.0.117]\r\n'
reply: b'250-LO4P123CA0349.outlook.office365.com Hello [92.40.33.128]\r\n'
reply: b'250-SIZE 157286400\r\n'
reply: b'250-PIPELINING\r\n'
reply: b'250-DSN\r\n'
reply: b'250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\r\n'
reply: b'250-STARTTLS\r\n'
reply: b'250-8BITMIME\r\n'
reply: b'250 SMTPUTF8\r\n'
reply: retcode (250); Msg: b'LO4P123CA0349.outlook.office365.com Hello [92.40.33.128]\nSIZE 157286400\nPIPELINING\nDSN\nENHANCEDSTATUSCODES\nS TARTTLS\n8BITMIME\nSMTPUTF8'
send: 'STARTTLS\r\n'
reply: b'220 2.0.0 SMTP server ready\r\n'
reply: retcode (220); Msg: b'2.0.0 SMTP server ready'
send: 'ehlo [192.168.0.117]\r\n'
reply: b'451 4.7.0 Timeout waiting for client input [LO4P123CA0349.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM 2023-09-04T08:48:46.273Z 08DBAC98AF58F227]\r\n'
reply: retcode (451); Msg: b'4.7.0 Timeout waiting for client input [LO4P123CA0349.GBRP123.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM 2023-09-04T08:48:46.273Z 08DBAC98AF58F227]'

Sending failed...

Any further advice please?

[learning2me]

I have tried several times to post a reply on here, but my replies aren't showing.
I think I have managed to sort this, by swapping to an Outlook email address and changing my password.
I can now send books from Calibre, but have to verify with Amazon every time.

Another numpty question please . . Amazon only supports Epub, so I'm using Calibre to convert from Mobi. Sometimes I get an email from Amazon, after verifying, saying they don't support Mobi.
How do I know which format I'm sending from Calibre?

[theducks]

The send template in preferences, Sharing by email.
The formats column is what is allowed for that line item (and other options )

[JSWolf]

You could try creating a hotspot on your cell phone and see if that works.

[learning2me]

Originally Posted by theducks

The send template in preferences, Sharing by email.
The formats column is what is allowed for that line item (and other options )

Sorry, I obviously wasn't clear. I know the second column is the formats a device will accept. But how can I choose what format I send in?

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by learning2me

Sorry, I obviously wasn't clear. I know the second column is the formats a device will accept. But how can I choose what format I send in?

It will pick the first format from that list that is available so put only a single format there if you want to send in a single format.

[gbm]

Originally Posted by learning2me

Sorry, I obviously wasn't clear. I know the second column is the formats a device will accept. But how can I choose what format I send in?

This my setting for sending by email to kindle, the only time it does not work the epub is faulty according to amazon. They will not tell you that you epub did not convert.

bernie

[learning2me]

Thanks everyone. I think that's sorted.
I now need to find out why my sister's Kindle app on her iPad won't accept EPUB books. Says it's not compatible.

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by learning2me

Thanks everyone. I think that's sorted.
I now need to find out why my sister's Kindle app on her iPad won't accept EPUB books. Says it's not compatible.

Amazon KDP and "Send to Kindle"(email or web) both accept epub. A Kindle App or a Kindle can't accept epub. Except for the K1, K2, DX and DXG (they use mobi), you need to convert the epub to azw3 in Calibre for USB transfer (or use Send to Kindle). Though for an iPad (or Android) you'd be FAR FAR better using a native epub app, like Bluefire, Pocketbook, Lithium etc.

The Kindle Apps should really only be used with ebooks direct from Amazon.