No more AOL forwarding

(Note from my hosting company:)

Due to the increase in SPAM complaints and AOL’s automated SPAM filter not being able to determine what is SPAM and what is a forward, effective Tuesday @ 5am EST we will no longer allow forwards from our accounts to AOL accounts.

We have tried every solution possible both on our end and working with AOL, but have been unable to come to an acceptable solution. Forwards to AOL accounts result in the majority of automated complaints we recieve from AOL, each of these complaints then has to be researched to determine what is and what isnt SPAM. Often times a server is blacklisted by AOL due to the automated SPAM filter not being able to determine if an e-mail originated from us or was simply forwarded from one of our accounts.

Fighting SPAM and keeping our servers off of any blacklists is a never ending battle. We understand that some of our customers wont be very happy with this choice but we feel it is in the best interest of our clients and our servers, and will help us to continue to provide the best service we possibly can.

Here is an article about how to set up your non-AOL email program (Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Entourage, etc.) to get your AOL email.