Re: AOL refuses to help AIM users

[ATD <simon () snosoft com>]

Rick, 
        My goal was not to create an AOL boycott, but rather figure out how to
deal with the issue of security. 


On Mon, 2003-02-03 at 22:06, Rick Updegrove wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ATD" <simon () snosoft com>
> To: <full-disclosure () lists netsys com>
> Cc: <toc () aol com>; <abuse () aol com>
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 6:20 PM
> Subject: [Full-disclosure] AOL refuses to help AIM users
>
> AOL does not care about AOL's paying customers.  What makes you think they
> care about AIM users?
>
> FYI:
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> If you have an old computer laying around with AOL installed and you give it
> away to a poor family to help their children and one of those children
> discover that AOL icon and click it, a message pops up saying "Would you
> like to reactivate this screen name? (providing the password is stored - a
> very common occurance)"  This means that anyone, including a your child can
> simply click "ok" and YOUR credit card will begin to be billed each month
> without your consent or knowledge.
>
> If that is not bad enough, ANYONE can then "spin off" (an AOL term) another
> account, which means YOUR credit card will then get double billed, one bill
> for each account.
>
> According to AOL this is "legal and acceptable".
>
> When will people realize that AOL is not worth the effort and begin blocking
> ALL AOL e-mail and proxy servers?
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ATD <simon () snosoft com>
Secure Network Operations, Inc.

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