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AOL Placed on Spam Blacklist
Hacker-X writes "According to this item over at Spam Kings,
AOL has had a large swath of its IP addresses added to the Mail Abuse Prevention Systems (MAPS) Real-time Blackhole List (RBL).
The RBL is used by many corporations and large ISPs to filter spam.
MAPS evidently started blocking the AOL mail servers less than 24 hours after filing a complaint with AOL's abuse desk. The block was initiated in response to spam emanating from AOL mail servers."
I would have blocked AOL just on principal. I mean, who actually uses AOL?
I have recommended to all users of AOL to simply hit the spam button if they get *anything* they dont want. Its just not worth risking a fake mailing list thing claiming its legit, you click an "unsubscribe link" and you'll be receiving at least 2000 spam a day within 24 hours. I've seen it happen too many times. My advice is that mailing lists obviously aren't as certain and trustworthy as they used to be, try chaning to something else, i.e. posting things in a forum style on a website. If user's are interested, then they'll visit the site every day, if they become uninterested they just stop going. It isnt any more work for the user, they are either going to open a "favorite" or going to open their mail. Regardless, many people just recommend that if you dont want something, don't fuss with it, just click "spam". It's simple from a user interface perspective, and then its lieft for someone else to figure out. In the end, everything is about user experience, isn't it?
Regards,
Steve