Replies to apply@dmoz.org result in permanent fatal errors

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@etanudsp - It got through - you should have received a response.
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caligirl78

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Hi,

I just applied today but got the similar error. Here is my information and thank you for the help.

Link to Category

opendir - d21350860a014f0388462d92405222f1

Username on app: caligirl78

Date applied: 02/10/10

Thank you.
 
photofox

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caligirl78 - Have you tried replying a few times, usually it will go through after a few tries.

Sorry for the inconvenience, AOL is working to fix the problem.
 
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caligirl78

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Hi photofox,

I've tried 10-15 different replies with the same result. I'll keep trying if you would like me to.

Thanks for your help.


***Update*** It worked. I received my acceptance email. I was afraid I would be spamming if I launched a bunch of replies, and lets say they DID go through.

cg78
 
jimnoble

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Please try again at intervals until you get a more sensible reply. It can take quite a few attempts but we have no means of bypassing the process.
 
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TheCricketsPen

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Hi!

I've applied to be an editor, my registration key is : opendir - 8d77eb19f0242bff2cd5c376c1ccc845 I have replied to the email about 15 times and I have also emailed staff@dmoz.org...the same error came up from the direct e-mail. Please let me know how I can do this?

Thanks!
 
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evanbaines

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Thank you for the information. After a few repeated attempts to email the confirmation message at intervals, I finally received the confirmation message.
 
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Dice

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Can't find your authentication ticket

Ok I've read how you have to submit your application email like 20 times to get a real response back.

I did that and i'm getting a response "Can't find your authentication ticket"

I'm hoping that means it was received and under review.

Can someone please confirm that it's been received?

Thanks much, very much appreciated.

opendir - ee089fb0b3ba052d04ed4e09daf254b0
http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Business_Services/Signage/Online_Sales/
Dice
 
jimnoble

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Excellent :).

The first time that the servers actually received your response, they will have passed the application on to us humans and eaten the authentication ticket (opendir number). When they received a subsequent response from you, they couldn't find the ticket.
 
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preeti

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I get the same garbage reply too. It's quite frustrating that dmoz is incapable of rerouting emails properly. :confused:

Anyway... I'll keep trying to send messages as I want to be the editor for the Stockholm Region section. Considering there is a sex link in that directory, the listing desperately needs an editor (unless dmoz supports adult content as "society and culture"...?).

my id is: opendir - c592f31c2ba92d7e6d8a82db33137e6f

Good luck to everyone else! :)
 
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preeti

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Good luck TheCricketsPen! I just succeeded on try #5. I suppose that's really lucky! ;)
 
jimnoble

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It's quite frustrating that dmoz is incapable of rerouting emails properly.
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Tell me about it :(.

Volunteer editors are completely powerless in this matter of course. All we can do is apologise for AOL's inability to fix it.
 
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preeti

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jimnoble said:
Tell me about it :(.

Volunteer editors are completely powerless in this matter of course. All we can do is apologise for AOL's inability to fix it.
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Thanks Jim, at least the issue is known to many.

As for getting denied... that's seriously messed up. Took 3 minutes to deny my application? :( Did anyone read it or was it a bot?
 
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