posted on July 15, 2002 01:51:49 PM
I am sick of WBNs getting bounced back to me by AOL saying xxx IS NOT ACCEPTING MAIL FROM THIS SENDER. Is there any way to solve this problem? I can't get through using AW, ebay, or my personal email account. AOL is a scourge on this planet.
posted on July 15, 2002 02:12:32 PM
pelorus, AOL recently made some changes and when I called them to ask why I couldn't send email to AOL, they referred me to this page online and to contact my ISP - I did both and it was resolved within 48hours.
The open relay part is a relatively new AOL block and I believe and it takes your ISP to work with AOL to resolve the conflict.
posted on July 16, 2002 06:59:18 PM
pelorus,
Get yourself a Yahoo e-mail address and one from Hotmail. Then try and e-mail the winners using one of those. I have this trouble as well and when I do, I use the one of those to get through. If it get's bounced on those as well, I wait for a few days to see if the buyer contacts me. Often times they do and usually with a different e-mail address. If they don't, do the normal steps in filing NPB and FVF and move on.
Good luck to you,
bp
posted on July 18, 2002 09:19:49 AM
I would not suggest Hotmail and Yahoo as freemail starters. They are used by spammers and that is why they are blocked by AOL. I like to use more obscure freemail locations. AUSI is good. They are in Australia, they are small, and i have never had a problem using their site.
posted on July 18, 2002 05:15:50 PM
Thanks to all for your suggestions. I was finally able to get through by responding directly to buyer's email, which she sent inquiring whether the audiobook was from a smoke free home. I said yeah, for the 3 weeks I had it, and I got it from a smoke free thrift shop.
