Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

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Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

From today onwards new users will NOT be permitted to use AOL email addresses.

AOL's practices are making AOL email addresses more and more problematic for us.

Existing users that have AOL email addresses are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to use a different email address and change their registered email address on the GPG. This will become mandatory in a few months.

All complaints to AOL.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

Banana said:
From today onwards new users will NOT be permitted to use AOL email addresses.

AOL's practices are making AOL email addresses more and more problematic for us.

Existing users that have AOL email addresses are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to use a different email address and change their registered email address on the GPG. This will become mandatory in a few months.

All complaints to AOL.
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What's wrong with AOL, I have been with them for over 10 years and have not had any complaints before??
 

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Mads Bee said:
What's wrong with AOL, I have been with them for over 10 years and have not had any complaints before??
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They are introducing very strict procedures to stop spamming which is restricting the ability of the GPG to contact you. It's another in their attempts to rule the internet.

I would strongly reccommend not using AOL as there are much better services elsewhere.

If anyone wants a gmail account I can send a reccomendation to you, as a free sign-up is not permitted at present.

Click on the link below to see why AOL sucks...

http://ebtx.com/business/aolsucks.htm
 

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Mads Bee said:
What's wrong with AOL, I have been with them for over 10 years and have not had any complaints before??
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AOL have always done things their own way without care or thought to the rest of the internet community - last time was exceeding the de-facto nameserver size limit, now it's emails.

There are plenty of REAL ISPs out there - please use a proper one that let's you manage how you want to access the internet rather than have some self-appointed nanny to decide what you can see and what gets into your inbox :)

AOL are also proposing charging senders to send you junk mail.
 

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markbfc said:
They are introducing very strict procedures to stop spamming which is restricting the ability of the GPG to contact you. It's another in their attempts to rule the internet.

I would strongly reccommend not using AOL as there are much better services elsewhere.

If anyone wants a gmail account I can send a reccomendation to you, as a free sign-up is not permitted at present.
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I have a spam filter on anyway - always have, so don't get any crap but of course get all the GPG emails!

Got a gmail address too but only use it for sending big files if push comes to shove will change over :)
 

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Cheers guys :kiss:
 

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Compuserve

Will this also apply to Compuserve addresses - AOL having bought out Compuserve some time ago?
 

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We only have one user registered with a compuserve address :D
 

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Banana said:
We only have one user registered with a compuserve address :D
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That doesn't quite answer the question - although I am honoured to be unique - will I have to change?
 

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Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

hurrah someone else having the courage to stand up to the evil empire that is AOL
 

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Link Found Between Firefox and al-Qaeda

Banana said:
It's Internet Explorer next :sorted: :D
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Anyway ... Link Found Between Firefox and al-Qaeda ....



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Full story here .... http://www.spreadinternetexplorer.com/node/107?PHPSESSID=7ddeda6871db24d394453b85ec85d6c0


and here ... http://www.spreadinternetexplorer.com/node/426?PHPSESSID=1ec23bf24e10a4cd99042dcb1dcc0e32


So gpg .... is microsoft really that evil ? :nono:
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

Because what they are proposing is that they will stop people sending you junk mail unless those people pay AOL to let it through their filter. You don't get a say in it or a share of the proceeds. What's more, their system will (a) stop you getting legitimate non-spam email and (b) let through some spam anyway in addition to the spam that they are profiting from by letting it through.

They aren't the only people doing things they shouldn't in the name of stopping spam. A friend of mine with a hotmail account doesn't get emails I send her because hotmail bounces them. If you use hotmail, you may not be getting all your emails because Microsoft has decided to block some emails - not just dump them in the junk folder, but actually block them.

All these organisations that do things like this are evil scum.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

I originally registered on my work email address, which is not AOL.

However, work now blocks GPG.

Therefore, I get in via my home AOL PC.

Is it just the registered email address that matters, or will my home PC be unable to access GPG in time ?

In AOL's defence it is uncapped and cheap.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

I'ts just the email, your access will be unaffected.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

outlook won't let me send messages... port 25 blocked by my ISP or something. to do with spam according to the web... if only i'd signed up with AOL this wouldn't have happened :mad:
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

I use AOL because my MSN bounces e-mails...
 

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super_bees said:
I use AOL because my MSN bounces e-mails...
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This is like saying: I support Fulham because QPR won't sell me a season ticket :(

Except worse.................... much worse
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

Can I ask those users that are registered with an AOL email address to please find another email address to use. This does not affect using AOL as an ISP to access the GPG - just the email address you use on your account - although you are very much advised to change your ISP from AOL too.

GMail will do and invitations can be made available from other kind-hearted GPGers I'm sure.
 

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If anyone needs a gmail invite then please PM me. :)
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

So how does this affect my access to GPG?

I've got an AOL Email address.
 

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TW3Bee said:
So how does this affect my access to GPG?

I've got an AOL Email address.
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It doesn't affect your access. I am, however, *asking* people that have registered with AOL email addresses to change to a better provider. This is for two reasons

i) the reasons Markbfc gives above in post #3
ii) your own good :)

If AOL continue to be a problem then we may have to insist that no-one is registered with an AOL email address at some point in the future.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

TW3Bee said:
So how does this affect my access to GPG?

I've got an AOL Email address.
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Just sign up with gmail and use that email address in your profile instead of the AOL one.
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

How do I stop all the emails getting sent to me
 

Registering on the GPG and AOL email addresses

Can you post the G mail details please.

I have registered via my new work email address, but if in case I no longer have work then the g mail alternative would be useful.

AOL £6.99 a month gives me 8Mb plus free phone in evenings and weekends. I have been with them as it was installed on my Dell PC. Any time I threaten to leave they cut their prices. I cannot get a better deal.
 
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