I tried to send a posting for Tom Johnston 1790+ in various states and
counties he or his family has lived in from 1790-1886. I sent to 30 counties
and all but 9 were rejected.
When I called my carrier(AOL) they told me this is a new policy. Aparently
this is what they have to do to prevent spammers from being as effective.
They checked and verified my account and the past usage,to be sure I had no
complaints of spamming. Since I had a clean record they allowed me to modify
the amount of mail I send now,however I have to wait 24 hrs before I
begin.When I send mail,I or anyone who sends more than 9 emails at once,has
to place a disclaimer at the bottom of each.
Well I dont know if theres a better way to curtail spammers,but its
irritating that it has to restrict me. If there is no better way,then
fine,its better than having to put up with spammers. The thing is..dont
access sites that spammers hang out. Some areas are obvious,but there may be
some that arent. I dont know. Ive never been spammed,except once when I went
into a chat room. I never did that again. It was like walking into a bee nest
or field of mosquitos.I havent been spammed for 2 years since Ive stayed out
of certain sites that raised the liklihood of it.
Well I guess I can get used to either disclaiming or just doing 9 at a
time.
I told them the county sites I write to for genealogy monitor this
stuff,but It didnt matter to AOL.