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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" size=2><FONT face=Arial>I also received one of
the bounces from a client employee. It comes not from AOL, but from the
outbound SMTP server stating that</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Delivery failed 20 attempts: <A
href="mailto:**********@aol.com">**********@aol.com</A></FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>SMTP connection failed</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT size=2>-e-</FONT></P></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=elouie@yahoo.com href="mailto:elouie@yahoo.com">Eric Louie</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=nanog@nanog.org
href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org">nanog@nanog.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 22, 2005 8:39 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> AOL and mail-accepting
rules</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Gill Sans MT" size=2><FONT face=Arial>I have a client</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial>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.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-e-</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>