FlexNet, a Houston-area Internet
service provider, is in an uproar because its subscribers can't send email
to America Online. FlexNet said its
domain name is being blocked by AOL because an AOL subscriber bounced spam
to AOL members off FlexNet's servers. FlexNet officials said they were cut
off without notice. AOL
officials could not be reached for comment, but the company's policy is to
inform a
service provider before blocking its domain name.
Short Take: AOL blocks FlexNet email to its members
FlexNet, a Houston-area Internet service provider, is in an uproar because its subscribers can't send email to America Online. FlexNet said its domain name is being blocked by AOL because an AOL subscriber bounced spam to AOL members off FlexNet's servers. FlexNet officials said they were cut off without notice. AOL officials could not be reached for comment, but the company's policy is to inform a service provider before blocking its domain name.