aol email addresses

Spake John D unto thee:

 > Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?

Get an AOL account.

 > I don't want to pay them anything, or corrupt one of our PC's with their
 > branding.

How exactly do you think you could possibly get an AOL email address
without having an AOL account? Mores the point, _why_ would you want an
AOL email address with having an AOL account? What possible use, other
than spamming, could it be?

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*John D* wrote:
 > Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?

I think they're quite exclusive, in order to qualify for one you need to
meet one of the following criteria:

1. You've had a double lobotomy
2. You've commited a heineous crime and require punishing
3. You have an IQ lower than that of a pair of velvet curtains
4. You've a compulsive disorder that forces you to check out free CDs
5. You think Fox News is 'Fair and Balanced'

</joke, probably>
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  > > Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?
  > >
  > > I don't want to pay them anything, or corrupt one of our PC's with their
  > > branding.
 >
 > Sure, no problem, take this one, it's not being used
 >
 > whatastupidassquestion.TakeThisOut@aol.com
 >
 >
 > No charge!
 >
 > ken

Cheers Ken

It's a shame , cause there are legitimate business uses for an aol email
address, such as testing that our legitimate business emails get through to
some of the people that ask and subscribe to them, who happen to be on AOL
accounts. If I had my choice we'd inject them with IQ increasing serum, but
heh we're not in that world yet.

Have you ever heard of the word "testing"?

No, oh well.

No skin off mine.


Cheers

John

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On 2004-08-17, John D <> wrote:
   >> > Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?
   >> >
   >> > I don't want to pay them anything, or corrupt one of our PC's with their
   >> > branding.
  >>
  >> Sure, no problem, take this one, it's not being used
  >>
  >> whatastupidassquestion.RemoveThis@aol.com
  >>
  >>
  >> No charge!
  >>
  >> ken
 >
 > Cheers Ken
 >
 > It's a shame , cause there are legitimate business uses for an aol email

Then pay for the damn thing, what ever possed you of the idea that you can
get an aol address without going through aol....have you just walked onto
the internet!

 > address, such as testing that our legitimate business emails get through to
 > some of the people that ask and subscribe to them, who happen to be on AOL
 > accounts.

Ask them, simple enough. Find someone, send them a test message and ask
them if they got the damn thing.....that cross your mind.

 >
 > Have you ever heard of the word "testing"?

Yes...see above.

Have you ever heard of the word "thinking" or the phrase...."that's a really
fuckin stupid idea."


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*John D* wrote:
 > It's a shame , cause there are legitimate business uses for an aol
 > email address, such as testing that our legitimate business emails
 > get through to some of the people that ask and subscribe to them, who
 > happen to be on AOL accounts. If I had my choice we'd inject them
 > with IQ increasing serum, but heh we're not in that world yet.

The last company I worked for had recurring problems with AOL email for
newsletters - lots of non-specific things. One plain-text newsletter I
receive has a special section for AOL users where URIs are converted to
link markup (LOL).

Have a look at: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://webmaster.info.aol.com/htmlemail.html" target="_blank">http://webmaster.info.aol.com/htmlemail.html</a>
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*Kenneth* bitch-slapped *John D* with:
 >
 > Have you ever heard of the word "thinking" or the phrase...."that's a
 > really fuckin stupid idea."

And relax, breathe out, OK, now, how about a nicecupofteaandasitdown.com
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 > I think they're quite exclusive, in order to qualify for one you need to
 > meet one of the following criteria:
 >
 > 1. You've had a double lobotomy
 > 2. You've commited a heineous crime and require punishing
 > 3. You have an IQ lower than that of a pair of velvet curtains
 > 4. You've a compulsive disorder that forces you to check out free CDs
 > 5. You think Fox News is 'Fair and Balanced'
 >
 > </joke, probably>

We have people who subscribe to our emails. They pay good money for the
information that we supply them.

And yet , the AOL users amongst them mark our emails as SPAM after they have
read and acted on the information we have sent them.

Go figure.

We have registered with AOL for TOS reports, registered for their white
list, even attempted to speak to a human that works for them.

In the same way that it's good practice to have more than one browser for
testing cross browser compatibility: Firefox (browser of choice) , IE,
Opera. We thought it would be good practice to get an email address with
AOL.

After all, if your only way of testing a website is to ring up a user and
say "um, does it look alright to you?", you'd been seen as a bit of a prat.
(hey, no offence Ken - no, wait - take offence)

Cheers all

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 >
 > In the same way that it's good practice to have more than one browser for
 > testing cross browser compatibility: Firefox (browser of choice) , IE,
 > Opera. We thought it would be good practice to get an email address with
 > AOL.
 >

I maintain an AOL account for exactly that purpose. The minimum charge
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:32:17 GMT "Andrew Urquhart"
<useWebsiteInSignatureToReply DeleteThis @spam.invalid> broke off from drinking a
cup of tea at andrewu.co.uk to write:

 >*John D* wrote:
  >> Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?
 >
 >I think they're quite exclusive, in order to qualify for one you need to
 >meet one of the following criteria:
 >
 >1. You've had a double lobotomy

Is that just for schizophrenics?

 >2. You've commited a heineous crime and require punishing

Posting in Usent, yes that will do it....

 >3. You have an IQ lower than that of a pair of velvet curtains

Love it!

 >4. You've a compulsive disorder that forces you to check out free CDs

Very drole

 >5. You think Fox News is 'Fair and Balanced'

ROTFL!

Magic stuff, Andrew.

Watch out, Ken, Andrew's catching up!

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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 14:23:26 +0100 "John D"
<dobjsonneNOSPAMhotmail.com> broke off from drinking a cup of tea at
Customer of PlusNet plc (http://www.plus.net) to write:

 >We have people who subscribe to our emails. They pay good money for the
 >information that we supply them.
 >
 >And yet , the AOL users amongst them mark our emails as SPAM after they have
 >read and acted on the information we have sent them.
 >
 >Go figure.

So open an AOL account. The cost is negligible to any business.

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*Matt Probert* wrote:
 > *Andrew Urquhart* wrote:
  >> 1. You've had a double lobotomy
 > Is that just for schizophrenics?

0_o? I don't know, seems a bit discriminatory otherwise. Anyhoo, it's
the resultant loss of cognitive function that seemed appropriate.

  >> 2. You've commited a heineous crime and require punishing
 > Posting in Usent, yes that will do it....

If it's in AWW and mentions subdomains then the bastards deserve all
they can get.

  >> 3. You have an IQ lower than that of a pair of velvet curtains
 > Love it!

Really? Are you drunk?

  >> 4. You've a compulsive disorder that forces you to check out free CDs
 > Very drole

You've definitely been drinking.

  >> 5. You think Fox News is 'Fair and Balanced'
 > ROTFL!
 > Magic stuff, Andrew.

Ahh, that's it - an empty gin bottle stuffed down the side of the AWW
sofa. Oh, and you've been sniffing the printer toner again as well,
look, the cyan's all gone.

 > Watch out, Ken, Andrew's catching up!

Who's Ken and why do I appear to be chasing him?

Confused,
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On 2004-08-17, Andrew Urquhart
<useWebsiteInSignatureToReply DeleteThis @spam.invalid> wrote:
 > *Kenneth* bitch-slapped *John D* with:
  >>
  >> Have you ever heard of the word "thinking" or the phrase...."that's a
  >> really fuckin stupid idea."
 >
 > And relax, breathe out, OK, now, how about a nicecupofteaandasitdown.com

You're absolutely right, anything, anything to avoid the tea.

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Kenneth wrote:
 >
 > On 2004-08-17, John D <> wrote:
   > >> > Does anyone know how to get an aol email address?
   > >> >
   > >> > I don't want to pay them anything, or corrupt one of our PC's with their
   > >> > branding.
   > >>
   > >> Sure, no problem, take this one, it's not being used
   > >>
   > >> whatastupidassquestion.TakeThisOut@aol.com
   > >>
   > >>
   > >> No charge!
   > >>
   > >> ken
  > >
  > > Cheers Ken
  > >
  > > It's a shame , cause there are legitimate business uses for an aol email
 >
 > Then pay for the damn thing, what ever possed you of the idea that you can
 > get an aol address without going through aol....have you just walked onto
 > the internet!
 >
  > > address, such as testing that our legitimate business emails get through to
  > > some of the people that ask and subscribe to them, who happen to be on AOL
  > > accounts.
 >
 > Ask them, simple enough. Find someone, send them a test message and ask
 > them if they got the damn thing.....that cross your mind.
 >
  > >
  > > Have you ever heard of the word "testing"?
 >
 > Yes...see above.
 >
 > Have you ever heard of the word "thinking" or the phrase...."that's a really
 > fuckin stupid idea."
 >


how about this idea sonny , you go take a bex and have a nice lie down
..
 > ken

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