Why AOL EMAIL has lots of Problems ...

[BJ_M]

This is what they block (now) - pretty well everything now:

When there is a problem delivering your message to its destination you receive an error message included in the mail returned from our system. The following information will give you more details on the meaning of the error message and the steps you can take to solve the problem. For a list of non specific error message (example 550 mailbox not found) please visit Mailer-Daemon Errors.

The codes are listed in categories based on the first part of the error message or the section that comes before the colon. Click the appropriate link above to find your error message. (example; 554HVU:B4, click on the HVU link and then navigate to your error message.) If you need help interpreting the information in the e-mail and finding the error message included, please read interpreting e-mail headers.
RTR Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 RTR:BB
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrbb.html
AOL works with many ISPs to maintain lists of dynamic and residential IP addresses. Per our E-mail Guidelines, we do not accept mail from these addresses, as it is difficult to determine who is responsible for mail being generated by these IP's.

* 554 RTR:RD
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrrd.html
The reverse DNS of your IP Address is typical of a dynamic IP Address and has generated AOL Member complaints.

* 554 RTR:SC
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrsc.html
This error message is indicative of a block due to successive dynamic blocks issued against your IP address.

* 554 RTRU
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrdu.html
AOL works with http://mail-abuse.org to maintain lists of dynamic and residential IP addresses. Per our E-mail Guidelines, we do not accept mail from these addresses, as it is difficult to determine who is responsible for mail being generated by these IP's.

* 554 RTR:GE
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrge.html
This error message indicates that a block has been placed against your IP address because we have received numerous complaints concerning mail coming from that IP address.

* 554 RTR:BL
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrbl.html
This error message indicates that a block has been placed against your IP address because we have received numerous complaints concerning mail coming from that IP address.

* 554 RTR:OP
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtrop.html,
Your IP address appears to be an open proxy. Please secure your proxy to unauthorized use. Your IP will be automatically unblocked once we confirm that it is no longer compromised. The Postmasters will not unblock the IP address while it is open to proxy.

* 554 RTR:OR
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rtror.html
Your IP address appears to be an open relay. AOL will not accept e-mail from an IP address while it is open to third party relay. You can read more about open relays.

HVU Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 HVU:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvub1.html
There is at least one URL in your e-mail that is generating substantial complaints from AOL members.

* 554 HVU:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvub2.html
Your e-mail contains the r.aol.com redirector in conjunction with a URL you are sending.

* 554 HVU:B3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvub3.html
Our e-mail filters do not recognize the formatting of the URL(s) contained in your e-mail.

* 421 HVU:B4
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421hvub4.html
There is at least one non-clickable URL in your e-mail that is generating substantial complaints from AOL members.

* 554 HVU:SR
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvusr.html
Your e-mail contains a redirecting URL which AOL's servers will not accept.

* 554 HVU:NR
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvunr.html
AOL requires that all URLs in an e-mail comply with the internet guidelines pertaining to URL and domain name formatting.

* 554 HVU:FO
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvufo.html
All or part of the HTML contained in your message is improperly formatted.

* 554 HVU:FO2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvufo2.html
All or part of the HTML contained in your message is improperly formatted.

* 554 HVU:IP
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvuip.html
One or more URLs in your message contain an IP address in place of a domain name.

* 554 HVU:NC
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554hvunc.html
There is at least one non-clickable URL in your e-mail that is generating substantial complaints from AOL members.

DNS Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 DNS:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554dnsb1.html
The reverse DNS of your IP Address is typical of a dynamic IP Address.

* 554 DNS:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554dnsb2.html
The reverse DNS of your IP Address is typical of a dynamic IP Address and has generated AOL Member complaints.

* 421 DNS:NR
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421dnsnr.html
Reverse DNS lookup for your IP address is failing.

* 554 DNS:SR
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554dnssr.html
The reverse DNS of your IP Address is typical of a dynamic IP Address.

RLY Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 RLY:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlyb1.html
This error message is a dynamic block on our system. Dynamic blocks are placed on an IP address when AOL member complaints go over our set threshold. These are automated blocks that are removed by the system within 24 hours if the complaints are below the threshold.

* 554 RLY:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlyb2.html
This error message indicates that a block has been placed against your IP address because we have received numerous complaints concerning mail coming from that IP address.

* 554 RLY:B3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlyb3.html,
This error message is indicative of a block due to successive dynamic blocks issued against your IP address.

* 554 RLY:BD
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlybd.html
This error message indicates that a block has been placed against your IP address because we have received numerous complaints concerning mail coming from that IP address.

* 554 RLY:CS
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlycs.html
This error message indicates that your email has been identified as coming from a server or web site that may have a compromised script or program available.

* 554 RLY:CS2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlycs2.html
This error message indicates that your email has been identified as coming from a server or web site that may have compromised script or program available.

* 554 RLY:CS3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlycs3.html
This error message indicates that your email has been identified as coming from a server or web site that may have a compromised script or program available.

* 554 RLY:FA
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlyfa.html
All or part of the from address contained in your message is improperly formatted.

* 421 RLY:H1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421rlyh1.html
The IP address you are sending from has been temporarily rate limited due to AOL Member complaints.

* 421 RLY:NW
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421rlynw.html
The IP address you are sending from has been temporarily rate limited due to AOL Member complaints.

* 554 RLY:SN
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554rlysn.html
This error indicates you are sending email as AOL.COM, or one of its affiliates from an unauthorized IP address.

ISP Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

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554 ISP:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554ispb2.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.
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421 ISP:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421ispb2.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.
* 554 ISP:B3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554ispb3.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.

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421 ISP:B3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421ispb3.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.
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554 ISP:B4
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554ispb4.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.
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421 ISP:B4
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421ispb4.html
The IP address on your ISP's network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail within the ISP's network.
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554 ISP:IT
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554ispit.html
The IP address on your ISP's webmail network has generated a high volume of mail to AOL and has exceeded our rate limit or has generated a large number of AOL member complaints. Possible causes include a compromised or virus-infected personal computer or a non-disclosed server relaying mail with in the ISP's network.

HTM Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 HTM:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554htmb1.html
You are using a Hotmail account. The sender or content of the email you are sending has generated a high level of AOL member complaints.

* 554 HTM:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554htmb2.html
You are using a Hotmail account. The sender or content of the email you are sending has generated a high level of AOL member complaints.

FSV Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 FSV:B2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554fsvb2.html
Some Freeserve members are having trouble getting their mail through to AOL because of issues on Freeserve's end.

IPT Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

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554 IPT:V1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554iptv1.html
The message you received is generated from AOL when sending mail through a third party program. The mail is routed through AOL's network and then checked for viruses and filtered for spam.
America Online Inc. scanned the file attachment(s) you attempted to send and determined that it was infected with a virus.

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554 IPT:OA
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554iptoa.html
The message you received is generated from AOL when sending mail through a third party program and connecting through the default port 25.
America Online Inc. will no longer accept connections on port 25 through third party mail programs.
* 554 IPT:S1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554ipts1.html
The message you received is generated from AOL when sending mail through a third party program. The mail is routed through AOL's network and then checked for viruses and filtered for spam.
America Online Inc. reserves the right to block mail being sent outside of the AOL Client using the AOL connection. AOL takes the responsible role of protecting its members as well as others from unsolicited email generated from the AOL network.

SDI Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 421 SDI:T1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421sdit1.html
The IP address you are sending from has been blocked due to AOL Member complaints and/or high volumes of e-mail.

DYN Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 421 DYN:T1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421dynt1.html
The IP address you are sending from has been blocked due to AOL Member complaints and/or high volumes of e-mail.

GEN Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 GEN:T1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554gent1.html
This is a temporary error message. This message is given when a new configuration is put in place.

* 554 GEN:T2
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554gent2.html
This is a temporary error message. This message is given when a new configuration is put in place.

* 554 GEN:T3
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554gent3.html
This is a temporary error message. This message is given when a new configuration is put in place.

CON Blocks:
- Click the error code for more information and troubleshooting.

* 554 CON:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/554conb1.html
The IP address has been blocked due to unfavorable e-mail statistics.

* 421 CON:B1
http://postmaster.info.aol.com/errors/421conb1.html
The IP address has been blocked due to unfavorable e-mail statistics.

[jackal70058]

Some of those have really stupid reason for an error message.

I know someone who has AOL Email. I can't send her a message anymore. Maybe I get caught in her spam filter or something.

[BJ_M]

dynamic and residential IP addresses. Per our E-mail Guidelines, we do not accept mail from these addresses

which is a huge amount of mail -- i.e. you can not send mail to AOL accounts if you are on cable or DSL now ...

[thecoalman]

dynamic and residential IP addresses. Per our E-mail Guidelines, we do not accept mail from these addresses

which is a huge amount of mail -- i.e. you can not send mail to AOL accounts if you are on cable or DSL now ...

I'm on cable and can send e-mail to AOL accouts, to tell you the truth besides the "account does not exist" error I don't get any mail back from AOL. I think where that error would come into play is if you set up a mail server on your own machine.

[AlecWest]

I suspect that if AOL, for one month, only allowed people to receive email from other AOL subscribers, they'd probably catch a lot of the spammers they're looking for (IYKWIM).

[BJ_M]

dynamic and residential IP addresses. Per our E-mail Guidelines, we do not accept mail from these addresses

which is a huge amount of mail -- i.e. you can not send mail to AOL accounts if you are on cable or DSL now ...

I'm on cable and can send e-mail to AOL accouts, to tell you the truth besides the "account does not exist" error I don't get any mail back from AOL. I think where that error would come into play is if you set up a mail server on your own machine.

you have a static IP also - i believe you said ..

[thecoalman]

you have a static IP also - i believe you said ..

No it will change if I reboot modem which is almost never. I don't see how they can possibly block mail just because it originated from a dynamic IP, as you stated that's a lot of people including everyone on dial-up. That has to refer to a mail server on a dynamic IP.

I have a 1mb/s upload connection, just think of the email I could spam out in a few seconds.

[Mister Flonk-Flonk]

Sounds like AOL is doing a piss poor job of trying to stop the bleeding.

[BJ_M]

you have a static IP also - i believe you said ..

No it will change if I reboot modem which is almost never. I don't see how they can possibly block mail just because it originated from a dynamic IP, as you stated that's a lot of people including everyone on dial-up. That has to refer to a mail server on a dynamic IP.

I have a 1mb/s upload connection, just think of the email I could spam out in a few seconds.

i can hardly believe myself - but this info is now posted on AOL , after a number of people mentioned to me that they were not getting all their mail anymore ... and i did some digging around the AOL site ..

I also find the same complaints mentioned on a few news groups ...


I dont have AOL - so i have no way to really test anything myself ...

[lordsmurf]

AOL is crap for idiots and old people.

I am still amazed by morons that pay extra to add AOL to their broadband services with others. That's almost like paying extra to have a virus installed on your computer.

I don't know many people with AOL accounts. I generally prefer to deal with people that are smarter than that.

None of this surprises me.

[hudsonf]

Hey! I like AOL! They send me some nice DVD cases for free.