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AOL Treats Fla. Emergency E-Mails As Spam
AOL Treats Florida County Emergency Coordinator's Address As Spam
The Associated Press
VERO BEACH, Fla. May 2, 2005 — Emergency managers in Indian River County thought the best way to get their message out was by e-mail, but AOL disagrees.
The Internet service provider is treating the emergency coordinator's address as a source of spam.
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"Because we send out mail in large numbers, it becomes a pattern for spam senders," said Basil Dancy, a county computer software engineer.
The county is working with AOL to try to let the e-mails through.
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