Oh as someone who worked there I can assure you that talking to AOL tech support is a complete waste of time. I was once reprimanded for trying to deal with the fact that the one isp's customers could not email AOL customers. Outside my scope they said. It apparently isn't anyone's scope.
Dana On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:04:49 -0400, William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > haha such BS with automated messages from mail servers. > We get hundreds a day saying Your mail server sent us a virus and it all > bs. > > You think that is bad i love how some of these retards check to see if > you > have an open relay. Here is there system...IF they don't get a bounce it > went through wtf. I had my server setup to not bounce messages ever for > testing and within a few days aol said you can't mail through us becuase > you're an open relay then our provider was like we're going to take your > circuit. I finally got some moron on the phone who was like sir you can't > allow an open relay. I sent him a copy and paste of the telnet screen > showing IT was not open and told him to fix his software and he said well > thats just not going to happen lol. > So the moral of the story is people suck :> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:34 AM > Subject: how stupid > > >> (rant) >> I was complaining yesterday about getting a little notice scolding me >> for >> allegedly sending a virus to somebody I don't know in Finland. The virus > in >> question puts names from the true sender's address book in the "from" >> field, but apparently the system in question is not set up to check ip >> addresses. >> >> I ran an extra virus scan last night to be sure, and no, I don't have >> this >> virus. I would not expect to as my virus software scans incoming mail. >> >> This scan works, as demonstrated by the fact that this morning it warned > me >> that someone emailed me a virus. Come to find out it is AOL, complaining >> that I sent this virus to [EMAIL PROTECTED], whom I do not know. >> >> The truly astounding thing is that *they mailed the virus to me* -- is > that >> supposed to prove something? What if I did not in fact have up to date >> software? I used to work at AOL so I am well past expecting intelligence >> from them, but geez, this practice is a threat to the health of the >> internet. Too bad it doesn't have a WHO. >> >> (end rant) >> Dana >> >> >> -- Mr Jones and me >> We're stumbling through the barrio.... >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
