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Tryanything
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Joined: 18 Aug 2007
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Location: Essex
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:56 am Post subject: Sending Email problem |
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Hi all
Wonder if you can help with a little problem
Use Outlook Express for email
Been having problem sending emails, but only to AOL addresses it seems
other adresses go through fine 
Another thing ive noticed is on some spam l got, when l block the sender
there address comes up more or less the same as my email address bar
the first 4 letters have been changed 
Could this have something to do with not being able to send some email
Im a computer numpty (a router to me is a carpenters tool, ISP,HTML dont
mean zilch) so please be gentle with me 
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Hoovie
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Joined: 27 Jul 2007
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Location: East Devon
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Hi TA - I reckon the two are linked.
Sounds to me like AOL have blocked any mail that is originating from your emaiul providers mail servers due to Spam emails - that happens quite a lot and your mail provider will have been put on a blacklist (even if you have your own domain name and stuff, the mail you send will still have your providers signiture on it)
2nd problem ties up with first. You email provider has not put in proper safeguards to stop people using the service to spam emails using their customers (ie you) addresses - doesn't mean they have your passwords or access to your data or anything, but it means they can pretend emails they send are from you and this is why your mails have probably been blacklisted
Who is your email provider?
Check this posting and see if anything rings a bell ....
http://www.twistedethics.com/2007/03/19/remove-your-domain-from-aols-blacklist/
PS - I found that by googling AOL Blacklist - don't pay anything to fix this!!
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Tryanything
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Hi Hoovie
Thanks for the quick reply
ISP is Orange and use Outlook Express for email
I tried unblocking the spam emails that are using part of my email
address and my emails have been received ok
So looks like your right, is this something l have to get ISP to fix or is it
my problem to fix, if the later how ?
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ultimatehandyman
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Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Darwen, Lancashire
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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AOL are a real pain in the arse.
They block emils from this domain and I have tried to get on their whitelist several times, but you need a webmasters degree to inderstand exactly what they need.
I find it really offensive that AOL have taken it on themselves to choose what emails you can and cannot receive.
Imagine if the post office mever delivered some of your mail, on the off chance that it could be junk mail 
In my opinion what AOL and other email providers are doing should be illegal, they are hurting other peoples businesses by their actions
Perhaps I should block all ip addresses from AOL so that no AOL users can even view this site- or perhaps I should just tell everyone to boycott AOL 
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| Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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AOL are a real pain in the arse.
Perhaps I should block all ip addresses from AOL so that no AOL users can even view this site- or perhaps I should just tell everyone to boycott AOL |
i would never let AOL anywhere near my system, designed to be easy for yanks to use, need i say more
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