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AOL's approach doesn't work[ Parent ] (none / 0) (#6)
by Anonymous User on Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 07:45:58 AM PDT

If AOL had a sensible approach to mail blocking, the occasional fake sign-up wouldn't have a problem. AOL could easily set up a process where a sender would be blocked if they didn't remove addresses that report SPAM within a week of the report. This would take care of any sender who failed to maintain their lists, but still allow mail from responsible list maintainers. The problem is that AOL hides the address of the member reporting SPAM, citing "privacy". This makes the AOL SPAM report useless, with the exception of catching e-mails that shouldn't have been sent in the first place. The only sensible response to AOL's approach is to refuse to send to AOL addresses, telling current or potential list subscribers that AOL's policies make it impossible to include them.

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