After waiting a couple hours for the combined power of AOL's sixty mail delivery machines to process my little test messages, I am finally in a position to offer the following temporary solution to the AOL problem. The host HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM has been configured to allow relaying of mail to AOL.COM addresses, while stripping source routes from the MAIL FROM: field. In other words, if your current mail system is unable to deliver mail to AOL.COM because of the recent change made by AOL, you will be able to restore service to your users by arranging for AOL.COM mail to be routed to HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM instead. This is a free service and there will be nothing to pay, now or ever. However, I do want to make a number of things clear: - This is a TEMPORARY MEASURE that we are offering principally in order to help those of our customers who will not be able to apply a better circumvention in a reasonable time frame. This is NOT a substitute for AOL solving the problem (or for customers finding another long term solution). We intend to pull the plug on July 1, 1997. - You should use this circumvention and route your AOL mail through our server ONLY if your current mail system is unable to deliver mail to AOL.COM users because of the "source route in MAIL FROM:" problem. If you are not sure whether a particular bounce is due to this error, ask for assistance on the list. - HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM will not act as a general purpose mail relay. Only mail for AOL.COM will be accepted. If you attempt to relay other destinations through this machine, including AOL.NET, they will be bounced. - The service is provided at no cost and with no guarantee, you use it at your own risk, etc. - By using the service, you agree to direct all flames to AOL where they belong, and not blame L-Soft when we pull the plug on July 1 :-) This, of course, is assuming that the press does not treat us to a masterpiece on one of the most insidious challenges the Internet is facing - "'BIG BOY' MENTALITY COULD BE INTERNET'S DOWNFALL", or something along these lines. Somehow I think that AOL would promptly apologize and remove the filtering if that were to happen. Eric