# Hey Jill

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 27, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283 "2001-08-27T04:48:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/1 "2001-08-27T04:48:23Z")

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You wanna accept our e-mails? Or have you had it with us?

I e-mailed you a question and it was bounced back-

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> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
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> The line beginning with “\<\<\<” describes the specific reason your e-mail could not be delivered.
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> \<[jillmagruder@aol.com](mailto:jillmagruder@aol.com)\>
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> ----- Transcript of session follows -----  
> … while talking to [air-ye03.mail.aol.com](http://air-ye03.mail.aol.com).:  
> \>\>\> RCPT To:\<[jillmagruder@aol.com](mailto:jillmagruder@aol.com)\>  
> \<\<\< 550 jillmagruder IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY MAIL  
> 550 \<[jillmagruder@aol.com](mailto:jillmagruder@aol.com)\>… User unknown

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**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/2 "2001-08-27T11:04:49Z")

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:sigh: AOL… She seemed so much smarter than that!

😉

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/3 "2001-08-27T14:51:45Z")

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Remember, never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. In this case, I mean AOL stupidity. I’ve had mail bounce back from people on AOL, and not by the recipient’s intent, either.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/4 "2001-08-27T17:22:12Z")

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So far as I know, she’s still “JillGat” on AOL; the name change was just here. At least, I haven’t had any messages bounce back using the old address.

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**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/5 "2001-08-27T17:41:19Z")

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I emailed using ‘Jillgat’ and it didn’t bounce back, but I also checked her profile here and it listed the ‘Jillmagruder’ address now. So, hopefully she’ll notice this and let us know.

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/6 "2001-08-27T18:13:56Z")

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Yikes. Sorry, I had that name blocked from receiving any mail awhile ago and forgot to unblock it. It’s fixed now! (was wondering why I never get any mail there… apparently I’m NOT that smart…). Jill

[Edited by Jill Magruder on 08-27-2001 at 03:29 PM]

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**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/7 "2001-08-27T20:32:28Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \*  
> \*\*Remember, never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. In this case, I mean AOL stupidity. I’ve had mail bounce back from people on AOL, and not by the recipient’s intent, either. \*\*

Don’t be jumping to conclusions there, Qadgop. It was ME, not aol. I lose mail less via aol than anybody I know using other local services.

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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/8 "2001-08-28T13:56:40Z")

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No worries on my end **Jill**. The question I had pretty much resolved itself on it’s own, so there’s no e-mail on it’s way now.

Just something I thought I should give a heads up on.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-jill/78283/9 "2001-08-28T17:55:37Z")

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> I lose mail less via aol than anybody I know using other local services.

Ditto!