Not Getting Email Notifications

**DesertRose702** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:17 pm

I don't know if this is the right place to post this problem. I am not getting email notifications to my posts even though my CP requests "instant email notification". Can someone please help?

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:22 pm

It's possible aol considers email from the forum to be spam, can you check a spam folder?

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:23 pm

Originally Posted by Admin

It's possible aol considers email from the forum to be spam, can you check a spam folder?

That or even the server IP, etc.

**DesertRose702** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:38 pm

Not in spam folder. I get messages from other forums without a problem.

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:41 pm

Originally Posted by DesertRose702

Not in spam folder. I get messages from other forums without a problem.

AOL could be blocking the server, the IP or domain for some reason.

AOL is known for this, they block many online stores emails as well.

Best suggestion would be to use a google email account

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:47 pm

Originally Posted by GRIM

AOL could be blocking the server, the IP or domain for some reason.

AOL is known for this, they block many online stores emails as well.

Best suggestion would be to use a google email account

Yeah, I've heard that too and it's a bugger to get them to remove it from their list, maybe we should block aol email addresses from signing up so others don't have this problem?

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:49 pm

Originally Posted by Admin

maybe we should block aol email addresses from signing up so others don't have this problem?

No, but perhaps we could put a note that some email providers such as AOL may block the emails.

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:51 pm

I guess on the registration page? Good idea.

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 2:52 pm

Originally Posted by Admin

I guess on the registration page? Good idea.

Yes

**DesertRose702** · Jan 12th, 2008, 3:28 pm

Strangely, several notifications are now coming thru??? I think I will substitute a Google, Yahoo or hotmail address for AOL. Thanks for all the helpful responses.

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 3:42 pm

Originally Posted by DesertRose702

Strangely, several notifications are now coming thru??? I think I will substitute a Google, Yahoo or hotmail address for AOL. Thanks for all the helpful responses.

It's possible there was a que or something

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 3:43 pm

Originally Posted by DesertRose702

Strangely, several notifications are now coming thru??? I think I will substitute a Google, Yahoo or hotmail address for AOL. Thanks for all the helpful responses.

Maybe "instant" is actually hourly when cron updates... I don't know where to check to be sure though.

**SlightlyShadySEO** · Jan 12th, 2008, 5:27 pm

I'm pretty sure AOL has a whitelist you can apply to be on.

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 6:36 pm

Originally Posted by SlightlyShadySEO

I'm pretty sure AOL has a whitelist you can apply to be on.

Cool, any idea where to find it? I have other sites I need to get on it.

**Red Hot Mama** · Jan 12th, 2008, 7:43 pm

Originally Posted by GRIM

AOL could be blocking the server, the IP or domain for some reason.

AOL is known for this, they block many online stores emails as well.

Best suggestion would be to use a google email account

I heard several webmasters complain about having the same problem with hotmail "blackhole-ing" their emails.

**Colleen** · Jan 12th, 2008, 7:46 pm

Originally Posted by Red Hot Mama

"blackhole-ing"

That strangely sounds fun. :sshocked:

**Red Hot Mama** · Jan 12th, 2008, 7:47 pm

Originally Posted by Admin

That strangely sounds fun. :sshocked:

We think too much alike... I thought of that as I was typing it.

**Cyberbite** · Jan 12th, 2008, 8:22 pm

Originally Posted by Admin

Yeah, I've heard that too and it's a bugger to get them to remove it from their list, maybe we should block aol email addresses from signing up so others don't have this problem?

I think everyone should block AOL. I haven't like them since 1995 when I tried to cancel my account with them. Took me almost a year to get that damn account cancelled

**grim** · Jan 12th, 2008, 8:27 pm

Originally Posted by Cyberbite

I think everyone should block AOL. I haven't like them since 1995 when I tried to cancel my account with them. Took me almost a year to get that damn account cancelled

I had that happen TWICE!
Both times they refused to cancel me, charged me after I requested to be cancelled. Claimed I used the service when I didn't, simply a miserable experience.

**iowadawg** · Jan 12th, 2008, 8:30 pm

Well, same experience here way back in the very early 90's.

But, I had the extreme experience of handling truckloads of their damn discs they mailed out daily.

**Ned** · Jan 13th, 2008, 12:20 am

Use a different mail service like yahoo mail.

**SlightlyShadySEO** · Jan 13th, 2008, 10:42 am

This whole topic is kind of funny to me; I had trouble NOT recieving those notifications

**iowadawg** · Jan 13th, 2008, 10:50 am

But don't you just love people who sign up for forums, freebies, and so forth using an email address that has to be verified?
I get those all the time where for them to get their sign in information I would have to click to verify that I am okay to send them emails.

I delete those.

**DesertRose702** · Jan 14th, 2008, 12:56 am

I started using AOL when I bought my first computer in 1998 and I am so tied in with them re my emails that I don't know how to get out! My husband frequently complains about AOL being a pain and wants me to stop using it. I use Mozilla whenever I can.........