It's true. I send out a bulk e-mail informational advert for my work (people actively subscribe to it, it's not spam) and invariably, people on AOL can't receive it. Their spam filters are, shall we say, overzealous.
If you're on AOL, please leave it. Or, at the very least just get a yahoo or gmail account. (Hotmail sometimes has this very same problem). JS --- "Robert D. Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm truly surprised that ANYONE uses AOL at all! > > Those of us who have been using the internet since > the 'early days' will > remember fondly a time when a good portion of the > users of the internet were > newbie AOL users. And EVERY SINGLE time a newbie > did something rude or > stupid, they were INVARIABLY AOL users. No joke. > You saw someone doing > something unbelievably dumb, you looked at their > email address, you found > AOL - EVERY TIME! > > I can't overstate that. AOL had a worse reputation > than GWB in Iraq right > now. AOL users got absolutely no respect - nor did > they deserve any. > People used to cringe whenever they saw aol.com (the > massive cd spamming > campaigns didn't help either). AOL users were the > online equivalent of > social pariahs. But, this perception of them never > seemed to hurt their > business - although, how would you expect newbie > users with absolutely no > clue about the internet to know about their ISP's > online reputation?... > > And, about Indian call centres... > > Noam Chomsky put it well in The Corporation... Most > major corporations make > 80% of their profit from 20% of their customers > (typically business > customers). This means that your residential phone > line is at the bottom of > their list of priorities. It doesn't make much > economic sense to waste > their time and resources on you. That's why you get > put on hold for two > hours, before they mistakenly disconnect you - and > why your call is going to > the cheapest call centre on earth. They really > don't care if they lose your > business. But, that other 20% gets top of the line > service... > > Cheers, > > Bob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phil Edwards Cinema Arts" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 4:57 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] The AOL problem > > > > Frankly guys - AOL is a big friggin' pain on the > arse for sellers on > > eBay, and for simple folks just trying to be able > to regularly contact > > AOL users on any ongoing basis. You never know > whether an AOL user has > > got your email or not. Right now, I don't know > whether Freeman Fisher > > who's on AOL, got my last email or not - a deal > hangs in the balance > > on whether he did or didn't. The smartest thing > AOL did was call their > > business AOL. > > > > The worst thing is that AOL users think they are > getting service. > > > > Henry - you and I did business once as I recall. > You have several > > auctions ending soon, no? What happens when the > winners can't contact > > you? Because AOL has decided to block their ISPs > or whatever the latest > > AOL problem is. > > > > Folks, it's a problem, whether it's because you > have your filters set > > too high or AOl doesn't like some other ISP that > week. > > > > You think Norm and Audrea Lazarson and other > prominent eBay sellrs have > > a note on their auctions for AOL users but no > others??? > > > > Last week I had to send 10 emails toi one eBay > winner on AOL, becuase > > AOL had blocked the previous 9. > > > > It's business. Fix it. > > > > Phil Edwards > > > > > > > > Henry Mazel wrote: > > > >> Anyone out there besides Michael and me having > problems receiving MOPO > >> mail through AOL? I'm wondering if it's a > regional problem -- I'm in > >> New York. I haven't received MOPO mail in weeks, > although I can send. > >> > >> AOL is totally unresponsive, and have > incompetents as 'techs.' They > >> just read from a book. If there are enough of us, > maybe we can get > >> this fixed. > >> > >> henry > >> The Poster Mint > <http://www.thepostermint.com/pages/1/index.htm> > >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > >> > >> > ___________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > >> > >> Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > >> > >> The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > >> > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely > responsible for its content. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - > Release Date: 11/07/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.12/46 - > Release Date: 11/07/2005 > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > In the BODY of your message type: > SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible > for its content. > ____________________________________________________ Sell on Yahoo! 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