Yes, we've had problems with AOL before and when I spoke with them, they had a real, "I couldn't care less" attitude about whether or not they relay your mail, at least that's what I gathered from the experience.

They were blocking our IP because someone (God knows who) reported that we send spam. We don't send spam and I was furious that a single complaint from an anonymous user can stop our business email from flowing on one of the largest Internet networks in the world.

I was forced to put a notice on our websites alerting AOL people about this. The notice remained up for many months. There is no accountability for this so the drama continued for some time.

We eventually found, after several letters and conversations, that our email started flowing on their network again. Perhaps it was because some of our customers called them and complained in a "colorful" way. They were mad as well.

Well, perhaps this saga has begun again. I'll have to look into it.

I do not have warm fuzzies about AOL.

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I can be reached on my gmail account if you want at:
russtanner@gmail.com

That is, of course, until AOL starts blocking Google. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />