I'm trying new list server software that is supposed to deal with
DMARC correctly...
On 9/30/2014 2:15 PM, Bill Lohman wrote:
Steve,
why mess with AOL? Seems to the simplest thing would be to
just pick another email service like Gmail? Rgds, Bill
On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Steve
Wise <swise@aoot.com>
wrote:
AOL has decided to
start rejecting some of our emails. This is killing Rick
and Ricky (and anyone else using AOL). I'm working the
issue and will be sending out "test" emails. Please
ignore these. Hopefully I'll get this resolved soon...
Today we moved to change our DMARC policy to
p=reject. This helps to protect AOL Mail users'
addresses from unauthorized use.
It also stops delivery on what previously would
have been considered authorized mail sent on
behalf of AOL Mail users via non-AOL servers. If
you're a bulk sender on behalf of AOL addresses,
that probably includes mail sent from you.
This can include but is not limited to:
Email service providers (ESP) sending mail
on behalf of businesses using AOL addresses
Websites with "Share with a friend"
functionality, sending mail using AOL
addresses
Small businesses using other 3rd party
services to send mail and communication
between their employees and / or customers
Services used to forward mail
Mailing lists (listservs)
Mail sent on behalf of AOL Mail users to
DMARC-compliant domains will be rejected by those
domains unless the mail passes SPF and/or DKIM
authentication checks AND the domain(s) used in
those checks match aol.com.
We recognize that some legitimate senders will be
challenged by this change and forced to update how
they send mail and we sincerely regret the
inconvenience to you.
What should you do?
In almost all cases, we recommend that you switch
to sending mail from your own domain. You may also
consider using AOL SMTP directly.
For mailing lists, also
known as listservs, we recommend configuring
reply behavior to fill the From line with the
mailing list's address rather than the sender's
and put the actual user / sender address into
the Reply-To: line. Please also note that
current "auto unsubscribe" logic based upon
bounces might be too rigid until this change has
been in place for a while.
For website operators with 'share from email'
functionality, please consider using an email
address from your own domain as the From address
and populate the Reply-To: line with the address
of the person sharing.
If you have specific questions around
configuration and authentication options as well
as DMARC related inquiries, please contact us at dmarc-help@teamaol.com.
Learn more about DMARC here.
Thanks for working with us as we make email a
safer and better experience for everyone.