[GreenKeys] Problems with AOL and 'bulk mail' situations

[David Effa]

I found this that explains AOL and others:  http://bit.ly/11woBuX

Similar issue with Gmail:   http://bit.ly/11MPx9D

-
Dave


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 9:49 PM, <gil at baudot.net> wrote:

> Hey Ralph:
>
> Yeah, it's a bummer that aol is so screwy.  Luckily I don't have to jump
> through hoops like you did, I can only say "oh well, not much I can do,"
> and leave it up to the users to deal with it (like, get a friendlier isp).
>
> I can re-enable bounce-disabled accounts (which takes a while) over and
> over, and I have set bounce trigger limits to max, but other than that I
> have no control over how mailman deals with the issue.
>
> Surprisingly, it just does not seem to be an issue with other ISPs.  Ya
> know, my credit card companies "learn" my habits so they can spot unusual
> activity...
>
> You would think that aol would know that after a user has been getting
> daily email from greenkeys (for months or years or a decade, sheesh), that
> it is ok to whitelist greenkeys and not piss off their users.  Just silly
> programming by inexperienced software types, I suppose.
>
> gil
>
>
> gil smith
> greenkeys moderator
> gil at baudot.net
>
>
>  -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Problems with AOL and 'bulk mail' situations
> From: Ralph Irish <w8roi at wowway.com>
> Date: Mon, June 17, 2013 3:33 pm
> To: gil at baudot.net
>
> *Gil*
> *
> *
> *I've encountered similar problems with AOL in trying to send out
> information to high school classmates*
> *using AOL.  I was 'blacklisted' as a suspected SPAMmer and was locked
> out of  ALL  AOL  mailing!  Even*
> *other items not related to my classmates.*
> *
> *
> *I had to work with Wide Open West, my ISP, to get this resolved.  MORE
> THAN ONCE!   For a reunion, a*
> *few years back, I had to divide the AOL e-mail amongst several of the
> Reunion Committee members to make*
> *certain that classmates got the info.  Some of them were a bit reluctant
> to participate, since they*
> *didn't **want to get locked out of AOL, either.*
> *
> *
> *Not pretty!  Whoever writes the 'protective software' for AOL got
> carried away.*
> *
> *
> *I hope that any future instances for GreenKeys will continue to be 'auto
> repairing' and that the mail*
> *will go through.*
> *
> *
> *Thanks for your ongoing efforts.*
> *
> *
> *Ralph - W8ROI*
> *GreenKeys*
> *
> *
> *
> *
>
>
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