Brad Knowles <brad@his.com> writes:
> We verify credit cards interactively. You cannot use a fake
> credit card number to get an AOL account. I'm not sure what else you
> might mean by "unverified accounts", though.
Possibly: a verified user simply switches his account name. He is
now BombasterX@aol.com. He sends a stream of garbage, perhaps even
a load of system demands to the last list he was justifiably kicked
off. He drops his alias before the material comes back, which of
course bounces, which of course adds a heavy load to the system
he's bombing, which was his intent.
Here's my experience: if I complain about an isolated user to AOL,
there is a chance I will see a rather prompt, courtesous, and helpful
reply. If I bring to them a possible liability, such as the above
(which I have), I will hear total silence. They will not so much
as acknowledge my mail.
Now, this may've been 1995, and it may have been rare, but there
was some dud on AOL sent a resource bomb as I've described to
bring down my small system, and AOL did not respond to my repeated
demands they take action and inform. I suspect from that the legal
department kicks in whenever there is potential for liability, and
I wonder if other listowners have seen that sort of non-response.
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