There have been problems with AOL blocking all mail from Maelstrom, the previous host of this list, and from ICORS/L-Soft, the current hosts. This has been caused by listmembers reporting mail from lists that they have requested as junk. Sometimes it is accidental (the Delete and Junk buttons are next to each other). Sometimes a subscriber no longer wants the mail and can't understand how to unsubscribe or set themselves to NOMAIL. So they mark all the mail as junk and prevent other AOL subscribers who still want to receive the mail from receiving it. Obviously this is not a nice thing to do :-) . Sometimes AOL filters get a little too aggressive and put listmail and administrative messages from ICORS in the spam folder. If these are not removed they are reported to AOL as spam. So PLEASE check your spam folder every time you receive mail!

Note also that following AOL's own instructions to filter mail from unwanted senders to the spam folder will count against our 'spam' total and might cause all mail to be blocked. So please, if you must filter specific posters, filter directly to the trash or delete them manually.

To prevent list mail from being reported to AOL in error, please take the following steps.

1. Go to Keyword: "Spam Controls," click on "AOL's Advanced Spam Filter." Click "Clear Filter," then hit "Save." OR under "Spam Controls" click off "Mail filtered by AOL's Advanced Spam Filter." (Note that this will turn off much of your spam controls).

2. Add the list mail address to your online address book, AND/OR go to "Settings" click on tab "A to Z." Click on "Address Book Settings," then click "Automatically add e-mail address to my Address Book, then click "Save."

3. Set your Spam Controls to save all blocked mail in the "spam folder." Check the spam folder whenever you check your mail to see if list mail is being delivered there. If it is, click "This is not spam," to move it to your in box and cancel the report. If after doing the above steps, list mail is still being delivered to your spam folder, you may wish to contact AOL or consider switching service providers.

If a time comes when you no longer wish to receive the list mail, please go to Asperger list support site and use Auto Help. Or contact a listowner at ASPERGER-REQUEST@listserv.icors.org. Or even send an "Unsubscribe me" to the list. This is usually frowned upon, but it is preferable to reporting list mail as junk. The first two options are *much* better.