Re: [MOPO] WSJ: AOL, Verizon blocking legitimate mail

[JR]

Title: AOL Email

David,   You wrote:   "I have been using AOL since 1991 and I don't have a problem. If you disable ALL their email spam filters then everything DOES get through."   ...Logical, but unfortunately not correct. AOL is actually bouncing incoming messages from entire servers at the gateway level *without* sending those messages on to members accounts, which is where your Spam Filters kick in. I know this for a fact. Their incoming servers have been bouncing messages I send AOL members using my standard [EMAIL PROTECTED] address for about 4 months now. They never even attempt to deliver these messages... they just bounce them back, saying that they are "not accepting mail" from my server -- but don't say why (even though there is nothing wrong with my server and every other service on the planet accepts mail from it). There are several AOL members (like Michael) who have me cleared with their Spam filters and used to get my messages with no problems, but no longer do -- they can't even tell I've tried to send them something.   I've been a professional computer network consultant for 20 years and know what I'm talking about here. The reason why I now specifically label AOL as "do not use for business purposes" is because as far as I can tell no other ISP blocks messages wholesale based on the originating server at the incoming gateway level like this.  In the case of AOL, there is nothing an individual member can do to prevent the incoming AOL servers from bouncing mail like this. It just happens and the individual members don't even know it's been done.   But, having said all this several times before, I personally am weary of trying to convince AOL users that there is a serious problem and simply won't bother to waste my time or theirs anymore.  I just wanted give one last warning to those who care to listen that it is NOT a wise thing to do to trust your business correspondence to an AOL address.   -- JR 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.