[ARC5] Disabled subscriptions to ARC5

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

ARRL.org is ONLY for league officers and appointees with their official business! 
 
Set up with ARRL to use @arrl.net instead.
 
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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 * 
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* k2gkk hotmail com * 
* Oklahoma City, OK * 
* USAF & FAA (Ret.) * 
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> From: hamradio at oz.net
> To: arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 07:39:57 -0700
> Subject: [ARC5] Disabled subscriptions to ARC5
> 
> Folks:
> 
> The large email providers, such as Yahoo, AOL, Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail,
> Compuserve, etc., have adopted or are considering new software which is
> designed to reduce spam.  Some of us have heard about this over the past few
> months.  But the new software has its problems.
> 
> Today I received a large number of disabled account notices from the qth.net
> mail server based on excessive bounced mail.  It looks like AOL (who also
> owns CompuServe and CS) implemented this new "feature" yesterday and all
> AOL, Compuserve, and CS mail accounts are no longer accepting list email, at
> least from qth.net. AOL now considers messages from many listservers,
> including ARC5 (and probably all qth.net lists) as spam.  When AOL sees a
> message from ARC5, for example, its new rules define it as spam and it
> bounces the mail back to the ARC5 mail server.  After so many refused
> messages the ARC5 server gives up and unsubscribes you.  Neither I nor the
> ARC5 servers at qth.net are operating any differently than we ever have; AOL
> is the one now doing the bouncing.  This has been discussed at length around
> the internet in recent weeks although perhaps not much on the ARC5 list.  
> 
> Here is a link to a more detailed explanation posted on the TAPR site:
> 
> http://tapr.org/tapr_sigs.html
> 
> 
> I am told that one solution is to use a different email address.  For
> example, set up a free email account at another provider or at ARRL.ORG (for
> example).  Have your lists, such as ARC5, go to that address (which will not
> bounce it back to AOL).  Then you can have ARRL.ORG forward messages on to
> your normal AOL address.  That way they will not appear as coming from an
> "offending" list server and should not be bounced by AOL.  Forwarded mail is
> apparently treated differently from list mail from the list servers.
> 
> I know this is a nuisance but many, many folks are having the same problem
> right now.  Maybe the big boys will eventually figure out how to fix it.
> The smaller ISPs apparently are not part of the club and most are not using
> the new software and their users are not having the problem.
> 
> Anyway, that is my understanding of the problem.  Perhaps someone else can
> clarify or offer a better solution.
> 
> 
> Randy, W7HR
> ARC5 list admin
>