Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 12:41:48 -0600 (MDT) From: Ralph Forsythe <rf-list@centerone.com> To: Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: aol postmaster Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209251238100.20221-100000@blue.centerone.com> In-Reply-To: <OF93FF15F9.E9FFE180-ON86256C3F.006069B5@kka.com>
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Hrm... Are you 100% sure it's an official AOL email and not a clever forgery? The idea of AOL testing servers to cut down on SPAM is rather amusing to me. I always thought that unless an AOL account was used for mass emailings, they took a hands-off approach to the issue. SPAM detection is better left to things like spamassassin anyway. Other than emailing abuse@aol.com, or getting ahold of anyone with half a clue about this on their customer service line, I don't think they publish any numbers for what you're after. -rf On Wed, 25 Sep 2002 Eric_Stanfield@kenokozie.com wrote: > Has anyone ever been able to work through the trenches of AOL and actually > speak to anyone in their spam/email abuse department? I keep getting > notices from AOL that they are auto-testing my mail server, that it is an > open relay, and that they will blacklist my ip until it is fixed. > > Needless to say, the server is not an open relay and I can manually mimic > the same smtp session their auto-tester is reporting that it uses as the > test, and the result is very clear: Relaying Not Allowed. Why their > testing script doesn't see this is beyond me. > > Obviously getting your mail hosting server blacklisted by AOL makes for > some unhappy clients since they can't email anyone @aol.com. If anyone > knows of a phone number/email address other than the ones they list on > their website I would appreciate it. > > Thanks, > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > Eric Stanfield, K2Access > Keno Kozie Associates > 222 N LaSalle #1500 > Chicago, IL 60606 > (312) 332-3000 > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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