On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, at 11:44 (GMT -0500), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > http://www.moongroup.com/stories.php?story=01/03/23/5398918
>
> rather than simply sit here and seethe that AOL has blocked non-AOL
> instant messaging, let me make a humble suggestion. anyone in the
> linux community who is outraged by this should simply filter all
> AOL email into /dev/null.
>
> think about it. the linux community, based on sheer size, now has
> considerable clout. imagine the effect if a significant part of that
> community decided, en masse, to reject any AOL-related email.
> people can use procmail to junk it; web sites can drop AOL-origin
> requests; routers can toss AOL packets. obviously, there may be
> legal or contractual issues, but people who put up web sites
> certainly have no obligation to service all requests.
>
> it's time to get over just being pissed about this, and do something
> about it. if AOL wants to block traffic, perhaps it's time to
> play that same game, and see how long it takes AOL subscribers to
> start feeling the rejection. let *them* complain to their own ISP.
>
> comments?
>
> rday
AOL, and it's users are known for the trouble they cause. This resulted in
no more then 2 bans in two years (1999 and recently in 2001) of the AOL
domain, on the IRC network of DALnet.
I find it as a good ideea to trash their mail. This should prove
interesting... The question is, will the linux community actually do it ?
They can, and they should, AOL has to learn manners.
--
If Bill Gates had a dime for every time a Windows box crashed...
..., Oh wait, he already does.
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