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Send form mails - AOL users

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I am having an issue with sending emails to people that are using AOL email addresses from form mails. For instance, I have a few websites where people can sign up for an account or a mailing list, but they have to confirmation / activate their email address by accessing a link in an email sent to them. The email is automatiocally send from the website.

It seems that the emails are not making it to AOL users, and in turn, they can not activate their account and sending me emails all the time saying "I can't log in".

Now, I know this isn't really a PHP only question, so this may not be the best place to post this message, so sorry if it is.

Also, I have talk to the admins to my hosting / servers and it is not an issue of being blocked in that way ... atleast I think.

So, anyone else with this issue and know of any solutions? It is really becoming a pain in the [insert cute word for butt here].
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Post by xisle »

Sometimes entire IP blocks are rejected for spam reasons.
Is it possible another client of your host on the same IP block is a spammer? If you are hosting at a low-cost server farm, you may want to find another...
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Post by tsg »

I really don't believe that is the issue here. plus this is happening on several on my websites which have different physical servers and IP addresses.

That was my thought at first and had tech support look in to it.

Thanks,
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Post by microthick »

It might be due to stringent spam blocking that AOL does. You might have to be added to their "white list" of acceptable mail domains. I've heard they block everything that is NOT on their white list.

I'd email their technical support people.

Also, what headers are you sending in your e-mails. Are you including priority, etc?
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Post by m3mn0n »

I have the same issue. Multiple sites, multiple servers, multiple IPs, same problem; AOL users can't be emailed.

I'm definately going to contact them to be on this "white list."
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Post by microthick »

At least it happens to even the big sites:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-270433.html?legacy=cnet

(old article)
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Post by tsg »

I guess the think to do is when someone enters an aol.com address is to stop the form and but in big bold letters "AOL SUCKS!"

Seriously, stop the form process and tell them to add the email address that the email will come from to their white list, then have them continue the form process.

Damn spammers make it a pain in the butt for us legit people.

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Post by tsg »

microthick wrote:At least it happens to even the big sites:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-270433.html?legacy=cnet

(old article)
Good article, but the date is July 23, 2001 ... guess it hasn't been fixed yet .. haha

Some things never change :)
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Post by xisle »

Sorry for the off topic post, BUT speaking of AOL, I use this JS to foil the pop up blocker..
I use a pop window to loop through 6 or 7 domains to set a consistent user_id...
If window doesn't pop, then load the cookie script in the parent window.

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function GetCookie (name) { 
  var arg = name + "="; 
  var alen = arg.length; 
  var clen = document.cookie.length; 
  var i = 0; 
  while (i < clen) &#123; 
	var j = i + alen; 
	if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == arg)&#123;
		return 1;
	&#125;
	i = document.cookie.indexOf(" ", i) + 1; 
	if (i == 0) 
	break; 
  &#125; 
  return null; 
&#125;
var win;
if (!(GetCookie('cookiename')))&#123;
   var win=window.open('popcookie.php','win','toolbar=0, menubar=0, scrollbar=0, statusbar=0, locationbar=0, personalbar=0, resizable=0, width=1, height=1');
   window.self.focus();
   if(!win)&#123;
      window.self.location='setcookie.php?initialpage=' + window.location;
   &#125;

&#125;
Share the AOL foilers :twisted:
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