I have been having LOTS of delays on AOL. It takes awhile to load a page, sometimes when I click on mail it blinks but doesn't open, delays getting the Welcome page etc. etc. etc. I chalk it up to some switch somewhere being down and they haven't fixed it yet. Ruth In a message dated 11/21/2009 7:18:40 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: I haven't had that problem but I've noticed over the past few days that clicking to open an email -- it can hang for a while before the email opens. I had thought maybe McAfee's recent updates were responsible--thought maybe the delay was the scan of the email content, but that certainly wouldn't apply to your initial sign-on. Joan In a message dated 11/21/2009 9:10:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Nlment@aol.com writes: I'm using Windows XP on a FiOS connection to AOL 9.0 Security Edition, Revision 4184.5378. For the last two days, when I log onto AOL, it takes several minutes to go from "welcome" to "You've got mail". In the meantime, I can do nothing. Is anyone else having this problem with initial response time each time you long onto AOL? Thanks Norma ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I haven't had that problem but I've noticed over the past few days that clicking to open an email -- it can hang for a while before the email opens. I had thought maybe McAfee's recent updates were responsible--thought maybe the delay was the scan of the email content, but that certainly wouldn't apply to your initial sign-on. Joan In a message dated 11/21/2009 9:10:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Nlment@aol.com writes: I'm using Windows XP on a FiOS connection to AOL 9.0 Security Edition, Revision 4184.5378. For the last two days, when I log onto AOL, it takes several minutes to go from "welcome" to "You've got mail". In the meantime, I can do nothing. Is anyone else having this problem with initial response time each time you long onto AOL? Thanks Norma

I'm using Windows XP on a FiOS connection to AOL 9.0 Security Edition, Revision 4184.5378. For the last two days, when I log onto AOL, it takes several minutes to go from "welcome" to "You've got mail". In the meantime, I can do nothing. Is anyone else having this problem with initial response time each time you long onto AOL? Thanks Norma

Just because WE ignore these doesn't mean that AOL is doing that. They are very aware of them and don't need to be notified over and over from every AOLer. The fact that they are landing in the spam folder tells you that AOL already considers them spam! Sharon Dulcich ----------------------------------------- In a message dated 11/20/2009 8:06:35 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: Just ignore them? If Ebay and Paypal can take affirmative actions to track down and stop these spam messages, why can't AOL do likewise? Jon

I'm sure they do...in fact AOL was one of the most aggressive in going after spammers and taking them to court. Joan In a message dated 11/20/2009 11:06:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, JRAYMOND651@aol.com writes: Just ignore them? If Ebay and Paypal can take affirmative actions to track down and stop these spam messages, why can't AOL do likewise? Jon

THANKS FOR YOU NICE ANSWER...THAT IS WHAT I DO BUT WAS NOT SURE IF THIS ONE SHOULD BE REPORTED TOM T In a message dated 11/20/2009 9:48:20 A.M. Central Standard Time, Patscga@aol.com writes: We've all gotten these. I've received at least half a dozen. AOL says merely to ignore them, which I do. In a message dated 11/20/2009 9:39:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Tjtemple@aol.com writes: Thank Goodness for SPAM folder.......Would some one report this to AOL ?? Tom T ____________________________________ From: Online@aoL.com To: tjtemple@aol.com Sent: 11/19/2009 10:13:42 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Aol updates because your account will be suspend Dear Valued Member, Due to a change made to your account billing information ,We are unable to process your last payment. Due to this, you are requested to update and verify your account information by clicking on the link below: _https://bill.aol.com_ (http://www.os24-4all.de/uploads/pics/pics/www.aol.com-new.update/www.aol.co m/http-www.Aol.com%20online%20on%20online%20id%20bank /-online-id-bank.acc.namber.Aol.http-onlineccpowecolappmgrcolportalRBGlogon- www.Aol.com/login/index.php) Please verify that the information you entering is correct. Sincerely, We apologies for any inconvenience caused by this action. P.S. The link in this massage will be expire within 24 Hours . You have to update account billing information within 24 Hours. AOL Member Services Team © 2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just ignore them? If Ebay and Paypal can take affirmative actions to track down and stop these spam messages, why can't AOL do likewise? Jon

We've all gotten these. I've received at least half a dozen. AOL says merely to ignore them, which I do. In a message dated 11/20/2009 9:39:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, Tjtemple@aol.com writes: Thank Goodness for SPAM folder.......Would some one report this to AOL ?? Tom T ____________________________________ From: Online@aoL.com To: tjtemple@aol.com Sent: 11/19/2009 10:13:42 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Aol updates because your account will be suspend Dear Valued Member, Due to a change made to your account billing information ,We are unable to process your last payment. Due to this, you are requested to update and verify your account information by clicking on the link below: _https://bill.aol.com_ (http://www.os24-4all.de/uploads/pics/pics/www.aol.com-new.update/www.aol.co m/http-www.Aol.com%20online%20on%20online%20id%20bank /-online-id-bank.acc.namber.Aol.http-onlineccpowecolappmgrcolportalRBGlogon- www.Aol.com/login/index.php) Please verify that the information you entering is correct. Sincerely, We apologies for any inconvenience caused by this action. P.S. The link in this massage will be expire within 24 Hours . You have to update account billing information within 24 Hours. AOL Member Services Team © 2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved. ********* Visit the threaded archives of this list: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/AOLERS-ROOTSWEB ********* ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AOLERS-ROOTSWEB-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank Goodness for SPAM folder.......Would some one report this to AOL ?? Tom T ____________________________________ From: Online@aoL.com To: tjtemple@aol.com Sent: 11/19/2009 10:13:42 P.M. Central Standard Time Subj: Aol updates because your account will be suspend Dear Valued Member, Due to a change made to your account billing information ,We are unable to process your last payment. Due to this, you are requested to update and verify your account information by clicking on the link below: _https://bill.aol.com_ (http://www.os24-4all.de/uploads/pics/pics/www.aol.com-new.update/www.aol.com/http-www.Aol.com%20online%20on%20online%20id%20bank /-online-id-bank.acc.namber.Aol.http-onlineccpowecolappmgrcolportalRBGlogon- www.Aol.com/login/index.php) Please verify that the information you entering is correct. Sincerely, We apologies for any inconvenience caused by this action. P.S. The link in this massage will be expire within 24 Hours . You have to update account billing information within 24 Hours. AOL Member Services Team © 2009 AOL LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Joan wrote >Once in a while, legit ISPs or IP addresses get mistakenly listed for a brief time with SORBS and when that happens your mail is bounced. Since usually only a single SMTP server as AOL or elsewhere is being blocked often resending the message where it probably will be routed through a different SMTP server (AOL has many) solves the problem.< Thank you Joan; unfortunately the message is no longer timely. I still am unable to send mail at all to some of the PA County lists to which I am subscribed, no matter how often sent, and the List Admins are positive they have done nothing to block messages. Sigh . . . Cheers, Judy</HTML>

Judy- It's a SORBS bounce. Rejected: 64.12.206.39 listed at dnsbl.sorbs.net The simple solution to this type of bounce is to resend the email until it goes through -- which often is immediately on the second try. SORBS is a spam filtering tool used by RootsWeb and many others and it helps to identify and block spam. Once in a while, legit ISPs or IP addresses get mistakenly listed for a brief time with SORBS and when that happens your mail is bounced. Since usually only a single SMTP server as AOL or elsewhere is being blocked often resending the message where it probably will be routed through a different SMTP server (AOL has many) solves the problem. Joan In a message dated 11/18/2009 7:33:54 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Frostfreedet@aol.com writes: Hi AOLers, can anyone tell me why a message I sent, correctly addressed, was bounced from a Rootsweb mailing list? The bounce message from mailer-daemon is copied in full below the asterisks. I sent another message to the same list just a couple of days ago, with no problem. Are the Rootsweb mailing list servers bouncing AOL mail again? Thanks for any help, Judy

Hi AOLers, can anyone tell me why a message I sent, correctly addressed, was bounced from a Rootsweb mailing list? The bounce message from mailer-daemon is copied in full below the asterisks. I sent another message to the same list just a couple of days ago, with no problem. Are the Rootsweb mailing list servers bouncing AOL mail again? Thanks for any help, Judy ***************************************** he original message was received at Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:25 -0500 from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138] *** ATTENTION *** Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----". The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail could not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a general translation for other e-mail servers. Please direct further questions regarding this message to the e-mail administrator or Postmaster at that destination. --AOL Postmaster ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com> (reason: 550 5.7.1 <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>... Rejected: 64.12.206.39 listed at dnsbl.sorbs.net) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- ... while talking to mail.rootsweb.com.: >>> DATA <<< 550 5.7.1 <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>... Rejected: 64.12.206.39 listed at dnsbl.sorbs.net 550 5.1.1 <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>... User unknown <<< 503 5.0.0 Need RCPT (recipient) Final-Recipient: RFC822; lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.7.1 Remote-MTA: DNS; mail.rootsweb.com Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 550 5.7.1 <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>... Rejected: 64.12.206.39 listed at dnsbl.sorbs.net Last-Attempt-Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500 Return-Path: <Frostfreedet@aol.com> Received: from imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (imo-ma03.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.138]) by imr-ma01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id nAIMNP7G029155 for <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:25 -0500 Received: from Frostfreedet@aol.com by imo-ma03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.5.) id e.c59.55036f4a (42809) for <lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com>; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:23 -0500 (EST) From: Frostfreedet@aol.com Message-ID: <c59.55036f4a.3835cdd9@aol.com> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:21 EST Subject: Re: Listings in Jacob JONES journal To: lower-delmarva-roots@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 113 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Frostfreedet@aol.com ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <> Received: from rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (rly-mg07.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.113]) by air-mg04.mail.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILINMG042-a1f4b0473e036a; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:35 -0500 Received: from imr-ma01.mx.aol.com (imr-ma01.mx.aol.com [64.12.206.39]) by rly-mg07.mx.aol.com (v125.7) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINMG071-a1f4b0473e036a; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost) by imr-ma01.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) id nAIMNQSX029335; Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500 Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:23:28 -0500 From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@aol.com> Message-Id: <200911182223.nAIMNQSX029335@imr-ma01.mx.aol.com> To: <Frostfreedet@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=delivery-status; boundary="nAIMNQSX029335.1258583008/imr-ma01.mx.aol.com" Subject: Returned mail: see transcript for details Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) X-AOL-IP: 64.12.206.39 X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE:0:2:398885824:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT:0 **************************************************************************** ******</HTML>

LOL! As with anything else involving Windows, there are many ways to accomplish the same result. Whatever works for you--go for it! Joan In a message dated 11/17/2009 2:26:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: Never tried that. BUT that neat trick doesn't show any picture until after one has selected a file name to view. HOWEVER, in fiddling around with that trick, I discovered a solution to Dee's need for a bigger thumbnail. In step #1 of Joan's recipe, instead of clicking on FILE > OPEN, click instead on FILE > OPEN MY PICTURE FINDER That brings up the familiar folder navigation on the left, and selectable thumbnail pictures on the right. Importantly, in that same view in the lower left hand corner is a preview pane with a larger thumbnail so that one can easier tell what each picture is. Woody

Never tried that. BUT that neat trick doesn't show any picture until after one has selected a file name to view. HOWEVER, in fiddling around with that trick, I discovered a solution to Dee's need for a bigger thumbnail. In step #1 of Joan's recipe, instead of clicking on FILE > OPEN, click instead on FILE > OPEN MY PICTURE FINDER That brings up the familiar folder navigation on the left, and selectable thumbnail pictures on the right. Importantly, in that same view in the lower left hand corner is a preview pane with a larger thumbnail so that one can easier tell what each picture is. Woody ====================== JYoung6180@aol.com writes: I guess I must believe in doing things the hard way but I never use the camera icon to insert a photo in my emails. Here's how I do it and I CAN resize them: 1) click FILE > OPEN and select the PICTURES folder. 2) Scroll through the photos and find the one you want to insert in the email and highlight it. 3) click to open the photo. 4) click on insert in email and the photo will be inserted in an email. (If this is the email you will be using to send the photo this is all you need to do before resizing it.) 5) If you wish to insert the photo that popped into an email into another existing email highlight the photos and copy it and then paste it into the email body you are using to send the email. 6) To resize the photos click on the photo and the "box" that surrounds the photo will appear. Move your cursor to the edge or corner of the photo until the cursor becomes a double-edged arrow. Hold down the mouse and slide the edge of the photo to whatever size you want it to be. Do the same for width/depth or total size (from the corners). Another alternative option would be to edit the photo before selecting the insert in email option. Joan In a message dated 11/17/2009 12:25:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: I couldn't find any way to make them larger. But at least there are thumbnails. Woody =========== DMGV45@aol.com writes: I have a question about inserting photos inside your e-mail letter. When you click on the little camera icon and the area comes up for choosing what photos you want to include in your mail, is there any way to make the thumbnails of the photos larger? I have a hard time seeing the photos. Thanks, Dee

Joan, this is what I have done in the past and it worked great. I usually tell people if I can do it anyone can because I am still playing novice despite being a computer user since 1997. I didn't even know I had a little camera on the AOL bar until a couple of years ago. I saw the Smiley though <G> Virgene .............................................................. I guess I must believe in doing things the hard way but I never use the camera icon to insert a photo in my emails. Here's how I do it and I CAN resize them: 1) click FILE > OPEN and select the PICTURES folder. 2) Scroll through the photos and find the one you want to insert in the email and highlight it. 3) click to open the photo. 4) click on insert in email and the photo will be inserted in an email. (If this is the email you will be using to send the photo this is all you need to do before resizing it.) 5) If you wish to insert the photo that popped into an email into another existing email highlight the photos and copy it and then paste it into the email body you are using to send the email. 6) To resize the photos click on the photo and the "box" that surrounds the photo will appear. Move your cursor to the edge or corner of the photo until the cursor becomes a double-edged arrow. Hold down the mouse and slide the edge of the photo to whatever size you want it to be. Do the same for width/depth or total size (from the corners). Another alternative option would be to edit the photo before selecting the insert in email option. Joan

There is no setting, to my knowledge, for enlarging those thumbnail photos. However, if you have Windows as your OS, then you can use the Windows magnifier to make them easier to see. Here are the instructions: 1) click on the little camera in an open email blank and choose your file to view photos. 2) Now, go to the bottom left-hand side of the monitor and click on the Start button. 3) Choose All Programs (Windows XP) 4) Next choose Accessories 5) Now choose Accessibilities 6) Finally, choose Magnifier. 7) Let it open and you will have the magnified area at the top of your screen and the settings window just down a little from the top of the screen. It will follow your curser, so 8) place the curser on the picture and then look at the top of the screen. 9) Adjust the level of magnification by choosing from the magnification level dropdown in the settings menu already open. 10) Just click on the Exit button on the settings window when you are done. It might seem a long process from the above instructions, but it really isn't. Sharon Dulcich ------------------------------------ In a message dated 11/17/2009 9:11:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, DMGV45@aol.com writes: I have a question about inserting photos inside your e-mail letter. When you click on the little camera icon and the area comes up for choosing what photos you want to include in your mail, is there any way to make the thumbnails of the photos larger? I have a hard time seeing the photos. Thanks, Dee

I guess I must believe in doing things the hard way but I never use the camera icon to insert a photo in my emails. Here's how I do it and I CAN resize them: 1) click FILE > OPEN and select the PICTURES folder. 2) Scroll through the photos and find the one you want to insert in the email and highlight it. 3) click to open the photo. 4) click on insert in email and the photo will be inserted in an email. (If this is the email you will be using to send the photo this is all you need to do before resizing it.) 5) If you wish to insert the photo that popped into an email into another existing email highlight the photos and copy it and then paste it into the email body you are using to send the email. 6) To resize the photos click on the photo and the "box" that surrounds the photo will appear. Move your cursor to the edge or corner of the photo until the cursor becomes a double-edged arrow. Hold down the mouse and slide the edge of the photo to whatever size you want it to be. Do the same for width/depth or total size (from the corners). Another alternative option would be to edit the photo before selecting the insert in email option. Joan In a message dated 11/17/2009 12:25:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: I couldn't find any way to make them larger. But at least there are thumbnails. Woody =========== DMGV45@aol.com writes: I have a question about inserting photos inside your e-mail letter. When you click on the little camera icon and the area comes up for choosing what photos you want to include in your mail, is there any way to make the thumbnails of the photos larger? I have a hard time seeing the photos. Thanks, Dee

Thanks for trying. In a message dated 11/17/2009 12:25:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, BogusWoody@aol.com writes: I couldn't find any way to make them larger. But at least there are thumbnails. Woody

I couldn't find any way to make them larger. But at least there are thumbnails. Woody =========== DMGV45@aol.com writes: I have a question about inserting photos inside your e-mail letter. When you click on the little camera icon and the area comes up for choosing what photos you want to include in your mail, is there any way to make the thumbnails of the photos larger? I have a hard time seeing the photos. Thanks, Dee

I have a question about inserting photos inside your e-mail letter. When you click on the little camera icon and the area comes up for choosing what photos you want to include in your mail, is there any way to make the thumbnails of the photos larger? I have a hard time seeing the photos. Thanks, Dee