This helps to explain why there have been various reports that AOL mail has or hasn't been bouncing in the last few days. ----- Forwarded message from Dave Kennedy <taxform@IH2000.NET> ----- Date: Sun, 18 Oct 1998 15:54:04 -0500 From: Dave Kennedy <taxform@IH2000.NET> Subject: MEDIA: SPOOF ON AOL CAUSES MISROUTED MAIL SPOOF ON AOL CAUSES MISROUTED MAIL Some crazy guy or girl impersonating an America Online individual authorized to change AOL's InterNIC records caused thousands of e-mail messages intended for AOL customers to be misrouted to the Internet service provider Autonet.net. AOL discovered the problem and corrected it, and says that all misdirected messages should eventually be delivered to the proper recipients. The company is working with legal authorities to identify the perpetrator. (Washington Post 17 Oct 98) -- Dave Kennedy taxform@ih2000.net ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Regards, Tim Pierce RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative system obfuscator and hack-of-all-trades