While it is true that if an IP sends a large amount of e-mail to AOL within a relative period of time, that IP will be automatically time held, meaning you will see a 4.x.x error code in the logs. There are ways to sign up with AOL to avoid this problem. You should also sign up for the spam reported service.
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matrosity Tech Support > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 1:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] 150K mailing list > > I checked about a dozen emails in the list against those in their orders > table in their database and that all matched. These guys do $70K in business > a month according to their shopping cart so I believe the list to be valid. > > My understanding was that if you sent a ton of email into say AOL that they > would catch that and block them? > > Bill > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vince Iannelli > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 2:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] 150K mailing list > > > If it was inappropriate an inappropriate question, I think that you would > have heard more than silence... > > I would think that to avoid getting blacklisted, then you have to make sure > this isn't spam, as the volume itself shouldn't cause any problems if it is > going to legit subscribers/customers. 150K is a big list though. Are they a > large enough site so that it makes sense that they could generate a list > that big? Do you see any mention of them or previous incarnations of their > companies in any of the spam blacklists? > > Have you previewed the message that they are going to send out? > > > > On Monday, August 30, 2004, at 02:34PM, Matrosity Tech Support > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >Was this not an appropriate question to as in this forum or something?? > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matrosity > >Tech Support > >Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:38 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [IMail Forum] 150K mailing list > > > > > >We're about to have a client that has a mailing list with 150K users on > >it. I've checked their database and these appear to all be previous > >customers of theirs. The concern I have is will we run the risk of > >getting blacklisted sending out their newsletter and how could we avoid > >that? > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Bill > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >List Archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > >List Archive: > >http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > >Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > > > > > ------------ > > Vincent Iannelli, MD > > Keep Kids Healthy - free pediatric parenting advice > -----> http://www.keepkidshealthy.com > > Your Guide to Pediatrics > -----> http://pediatrics.about.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ > > > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
