Okay, now this is odd.
About half a dozen people get notified via email when I post here (it's a feature I dropped three years ago [1]) and I noticed that just now, notifications to AOL (America On-Line) [2] are bouncing, not because AOL (America On-Line) [3] is rejecting my email (a typical occurance) but … well …
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```
<XXXXXXXXXX@aol.com>: Host or domain name not found. Name service error for
name=aol.com type=A: Host found but no data record of requested type
```
A few checks, and yes, AOL (America On-Line) [4] has no way of receiving email from the outside world at this time.
Could this be the actual end of the Eternal September [5]? (sorry Dad) Or is this just a momentary glitch where heads might end up rolling?
It seems that AOL (America On-Line) [6] got its act together and fixed the MX (Mail eXchange) problem. Alas, the Eternal September continues …