[obol] white list/ black list

[Barbara Combs]

Since we seem to be on our own with respect to access to the list,
here are some instructions for AOLers who have problems with some
other lists I administer.  Substitute "obol" for Rootsweb" and maybe
this will help.  The instructions are from 2006 and options may have
changed a little, but you'll get the idea and should be able to find a
way back in to obol.  I think obol is probably similar, since the
actual sender appears in the "from" line instead of obol.  This means
that unblocking messages from obol will not unblock messages from the
individuals who post to obol and are named as the sender.  Only an
option that allows a broad list of senders will result in receiving
obol messages.


Under the Mail link on the AOL toolbar > block unwanted mail > sender filter
> Use a custom sender list > Two choices: block all mail from senders and
domains listed below, or allow only the senders and domains listed below.

They can't use the option to block all mail except the senders and addresses
below with RootsWeb lists but they can use the block all mail from senders
and domains listed below. The choices are:

Allow mail from all senders
Allow mail only from AOL members
Allow mail only from people I know
Block mail from all senders
Use a custom sender list

Of the above, the only choices that work with RootsWeb lists are allow mail
from all senders and Use a custom sender list. If they use a custom sender
list they can ONLY block addresses of people who are NOT posters to their
subscribed lists! With a custom sender list the choices are:

blocked mail should be:
permanently deleted
delivered to spam folder

RootsWeb list users should always choose to have a spam folder so that they
can check for misdirected list mail and click THIS IS NOT SPAM to move it to
their inbox if they find any.



On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 7:35 AM, Mike Patterson <celata at pacifier.com> wrote:
> My service provider (Pacifier/iinet) has a function called white listing
> which allows me to over-ride any blocked messages.  Pacifier routinely
> blocks folks like AOL because those are the providers of choice for
> cyber evil-doers (ironic, huh?).
>
> I go to my account page and in the mail functions there is a place for
> setting mail filters.  I can type in specific addresses to the white
> list to keep them unblocked and I can type in specific addresses into
> a black list and keep them out.
>
> This may be something worth trying for those who think they're being
> blocked, though I can't guarantee it will work for the big companies.
>
> Sally Nelson wrote:
>
> > My provider is not one of the three named as blocking obol.  I am emailing
> > my provider to stop blocking obol messages for me if they have done so. Can
> > someone please tell me offline if there is some other route to a fix that I
> > should pursue?
> >
> > Thanks for any help,
> > Sally Nelson
> > nelson_sm at centurytel.net
> > Creswell (s. of Eugene), OR
>
>
> --
> Mike Patterson
> Astoria, OR
> celata at pacifier.com
>
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Barbara Combs obie '70
Eugene OR