Re: [mailop] AOL Postmasters - Syntax replacement for http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax
On 10/24/2017 6:26 PM, Ángel wrote:
Doing a few tests at https://i.aol.com/reg/signup shows:
Username cannot…
a) "Be shorter than 3"
This is being enforced: «Please make sure that the username field is at
least 3 characters long»
b) or longer than 16 characters.
The userName field has a maxlength of 32
(intriguingly, there's also a hidden usernameEmail of up to 97
characters)
c) Begin with numbers.
This is being enforced «Your username must begin with a letter.»
d) Contain punctuation of any kind (such as periods, underscores, or
dashes).
Both periods and underscores are accepted (they are even offered in the
dropbox), dashes are not.
«Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $.»
Periods and underscores may not begin or end the username, or be
consecutive (not between themselves), ie. these two characters may only
appear when surrounded by alphanumeric ones.
(this condition for periods actually comes from rfc5321, assuming you
want to avoid quoting the local part)
Basically, it seems they added . and _ to the allowed characters, and
doubled the username size.
The error messages at
https://sns-static.aolcdn.com/1.19/reg/resources/js/webreg_validate5-built.js
also provide relevant information for gathering the rules:
"Please make sure that the username field is at least 3 characters
long."
"Please make sure that the username field is at least 3 characters
long."
"Your username may not exceed "+regPageData.snMax+" characters."
"Your username must begin with a letter."
"Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $.",
"Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $." (funnily, this
is shown if you enter a space)
"Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $." (this is if it is deemed
"not alphanumeric")
"Usernames cannot end with a dot (.) or underscore (_)."
"Usernames cannot have consecutive dots (..) or underscores (__)."
"Please make sure that the email address is at least 3 characters long."
"Your email address may not exceed 97 characters."
So I wrote some rules for SpamAssassin for this new syntax. Still
checking but looks like they work.
header __KAM_AOL From:addr =~ /\@aol\.(com|co\.uk)/i
# username portion must be between 3 & 16 chars, starting with a letter
header __KAM_GOODAOL1 From:addr =~
/^[a-z].{2,15}\@aol\.(com|co\.uk)/i
# certain punctuation not allowed - This is likely not exhaustive
header __KAM_BADAOL1 From:addr =~
/[-\!\*\$].*\@aol\.(com|co\.uk)/
# no consectutive periods or underscores
header __KAM_BADAOL2 From:addr =~
/(\.\.|__).*\@aol\.(com|co\.uk)/
# cannot end with . or underscore
header __KAM_BADAOL3 From:addr =~
/(\.|_)\@aol\.(com|co\.uk)/i
meta KAM_BADAOL (__KAM_AOL && !__KAM_GOODAOL1)
|| (__KAM_BADAOL1 + __KAM_BADAOL2 + __KAM_BADAOL3 >= 1)
describe KAM_BADAOL Invalid AOL Address
score KAM_BADAOL 7.0
meta KAM_GOODAOL __KAM_AOL && (__KAM_GOODAOL1 &&
!KAM_BADAOL)
describe KAM_GOODAOL Valid AOL Email Address
score KAM_GOODAOL -1.0
Regards,
KAM
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Re: [mailop] AOL Postmasters - Syntax replacement for http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax
On 2017-10-24 at 11:33 -0400, Kevin A. McGrail wrote: > So apparently they do not follow the syntax any more. Struggling to > find out the new syntax. > > Regards, > KAM Hello Kevin Doing a few tests at https://i.aol.com/reg/signup shows: Username cannot… a) "Be shorter than 3" This is being enforced: «Please make sure that the username field is at least 3 characters long» b) or longer than 16 characters. The userName field has a maxlength of 32 (intriguingly, there's also a hidden usernameEmail of up to 97 characters) c) Begin with numbers. This is being enforced «Your username must begin with a letter.» d) Contain punctuation of any kind (such as periods, underscores, or dashes). Both periods and underscores are accepted (they are even offered in the dropbox), dashes are not. «Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $.» Periods and underscores may not begin or end the username, or be consecutive (not between themselves), ie. these two characters may only appear when surrounded by alphanumeric ones. (this condition for periods actually comes from rfc5321, assuming you want to avoid quoting the local part) Basically, it seems they added . and _ to the allowed characters, and doubled the username size. The error messages at https://sns-static.aolcdn.com/1.19/reg/resources/js/webreg_validate5-built.js also provide relevant information for gathering the rules: "Please make sure that the username field is at least 3 characters long." "Please make sure that the username field is at least 3 characters long." "Your username may not exceed "+regPageData.snMax+" characters." "Your username must begin with a letter." "Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $.", "Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $." (funnily, this is shown if you enter a space) "Your username may not contain characters such as @, !, * or $." (this is if it is deemed "not alphanumeric") "Usernames cannot end with a dot (.) or underscore (_)." "Usernames cannot have consecutive dots (..) or underscores (__)." "Please make sure that the email address is at least 3 characters long." "Your email address may not exceed 97 characters." Best regards ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
Re: [mailop] AOL Postmasters - Syntax replacement for http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax
On 10/24/2017 11:27 AM, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:56:19 -0400, "Kevin A. McGrail" said: Recently we were alerted to a valid address that did not meet the syntax. Are you able to tell us in what way it didn't meet the syntax, and how you confirmed it's valid anyhow? The syntax used to be: #What is the correct syntax for AOL e-mail addresses? #The "user name" is the part of the address that appears before the @ symbol: usern...@aol.com. #Valid AOL e-mail addresses can not: #Be shorter than 3 or longer than 16 characters. #Begin with numbers. #Contain punctuation of any kind (such as periods, underscores, or dashes). The email contains an underscore. AOL postmaster responded: "The email address is xxx_...@aol.com is valid and active at our end. " So apparently they do not follow the syntax any more. Struggling to find out the new syntax. Regards, KAM ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
Re: [mailop] AOL Postmasters - Syntax replacement for http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax
On Tue, 24 Oct 2017 07:56:19 -0400, "Kevin A. McGrail" said: > Recently we were alerted to a valid address that did not meet the syntax. Are you able to tell us in what way it didn't meet the syntax, and how you confirmed it's valid anyhow? pgp8_pvw2dwEM.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
[mailop] AOL Postmasters - Syntax replacement for http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax
Hello, AOL published for eons a valid syntax for usernames at http://postmaster.aol.com/faq/mailerfaq.html#syntax http://web.archive.org/web/20081219125609/http://postmaster.aol.com:80/faq/mailerfaq.html *What is the correct syntax for AOL e-mail addresses?* The "user name" is the part of the address that appears before the @ symbol: usern...@aol.com. Valid AOL e-mail addresses can not: * Be shorter than 3 or longer than 16 characters. * Begin with numbers. * Contain punctuation of any kind (such as periods, underscores, or dashes). Recently we were alerted to a valid address that did not meet the syntax. I'm trying to find the current syntax and getting a runaround from level 1 techs. Regards, KAM ___ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
