[78172] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: AOL scomp
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Edward B. Dreger)
Thu Feb 24 14:08:50 2005
Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:08:07 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Edward B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@noc.everquick.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0502241651030.19901-100000@a.mx.ict1.everquick.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
All,
Thanks for the many on- and off-list replies. Things begin to make a
bit more sense.
We recently began hosting a list with several AOL subscribers, and this
week's complaint volume is five times what it was last week. With one
complaint per ~4 AOL subscribers (who are but 4.6% of the total list)
this time around, and _zero_ complaints from anywhere else, I thought
something was amiss. 'tis a pity AOLers can't tell "delete" from
"unsubscribe" from spam.
Time to VERPify the list and unsubscribe people mercilessly. *grumble*
On the cynical side: Has anyone considered an "inverted" blacklist --
i.e., a _destination_-based mail blocking mechanism? Rejecting mail to
parties with excessive bogus complaint rates certainly might simplify
life for those tasked with handling "abuse" incidents. ;-)
On a more positive note: One AOL user unsubscribed correctly. I don't
mean to bash all AOLers... just the ones who are a bit... confused.
Thanks to all,
Eddy
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