Yes, this came up some time ago. It isn't mail to AOL in general;
it's mail from Pilot users. Pilot allows relaying of mail from
within msu.edu; when a computer at MSU is infected with an email
generating worm or virus, it bombards AOL; AOL then auto-blocks
the offending Pilot server.
Mail.msu.edu authenticates users and isn't susceptible to the
problem. The solution is to upgrade to mail.msu.edu.
This was documented on help.msu.edu/status in October. Here's
the record:
https://contact.cl.msu.edu/status/status_history.php?id=000000000000197
/rich
>I don't know if this is old business or not, but I thought it would be
>worth to ask.
>
>I noticed that emails sent from an @msu.edu address to an @aol.com
>address are bounced, with this message as part of the header:
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
>... while talking to mailin-02.mx.aol.com.:
><<< 554-(RLY:B1) The information presently available to AOL indicates this
><<< 554-server is generating high volumes of member complaints from AOL's
><<< 554-member base. Based on AOL's Unsolicited Bulk E-mail policy at
><<< 554-http://www.aol.com/info/bulkemail.html AOL may not accept further
><<< 554-e-mail transactions from this server or domain. For more
>information,
><<< 554 please visit http://postmaster.info.aol.com.
>-----------------------------------------
>
>Is there anything to do about it? Or we just get used to not sending
>emails to folks affiliated with AOL.
>
>
>--
>Oscar Castaneda
>Center for Global Change and Earth Observations
>Michigan State University
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