[82582] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: AOL and mail-accepting rules
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Louie)
Fri Jul 22 14:36:23 2005
From: "Eric Louie" <elouie@yahoo.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 11:34:20 -0700
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
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First, thanks, all, for the quick replies with regards to the AOL email =
situation. The update I got from my client's email provider is that =
they have been blacklisted by AOL (reason not given), and have asked for =
our assistance in solving the blacklist problem.
I also received one of the bounces from a client employee. It comes not =
from AOL, but from the outbound SMTP server stating that=20
Delivery failed 20 attempts: **********@aol.com=20
SMTP connection failed=20
-e-
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Eric Louie=20
To: nanog@nanog.org=20
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 8:39 AM
Subject: AOL and mail-accepting rules
I have a client who is experiencing problems with sending mail to AOL. =
I am not resposible for their email service (yet) but I'd like to know =
if AOL has changed their policy on anti-spam / mail receipt for their =
customers (RBL, SORBS, rDNS validation), or if there's a real problem =
with AOL inbound mail for the past 2-3 days.
thanks
-e-
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>First, thanks, all, for the quick =
replies with=20
regards to the AOL email situation. The update I got from my =
client's=20
email provider is that they have been blacklisted by AOL (reason not =
given), and=20
have asked for our assistance in solving the blacklist =
problem.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Gill Sans MT" size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>I also =
received one of=20
the bounces from a client employee. It comes not from AOL, but =
from the=20
outbound SMTP server stating that</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=3D2>Delivery failed 20 attempts: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:**********@aol.com">**********@aol.com</A></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>SMTP connection failed</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=3D2>-e-</FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Delouie@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:elouie@yahoo.com">Eric =
Louie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnanog@nanog.org=20
href=3D"mailto:nanog@nanog.org">nanog@nanog.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 22, 2005 =
8:39 AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AOL and mail-accepting =
rules</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Gill Sans MT" size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>I have a =
client</FONT>=20
<FONT face=3DArial>who is experiencing problems with sending mail to =
AOL. =20
I am not resposible for their email service (yet) but I'd like to know =
if AOL=20
has changed their policy on anti-spam / mail receipt for their =
customers (RBL,=20
SORBS, rDNS validation), or if there's a real problem with AOL inbound =
mail=20
for the past 2-3 days.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
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