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Subject: Re: AOL blocking
From: Al Iverson <iverson @ mnjazz . com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:23:33 -0500
To: list-managers @ greatcircle . com
References: <5.2.0.9.2.20030715154118.02cb5058@pop.earthlink.net>

Bob Bish wrote:
> 
>     Within the past couple of hours, AOL has started blocking all my
> mailing lists (all live on the same server) mistaking them for spam.  This
> happened a few years ago and I ended up having to move the lists to another
> host as a result.  Fighting AOL, trying to convince them that opt-in
> mailing lists are not spam, was futile.
>     Has anyone found a way to get AOL to whitelist, or stop blocking,
> mailing lists?

Yes. Assuming you own the server in question, call the number in AOL's
whois entry in the morning and plead your case. It's actually fairly
easy to show AOL that you're not a spammer. It may take a few days to
resolve.

Regards,
Al Iverson


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