AOL is troublesome indeed. I've never seen yahoo users been a pain, but there is a first time for everything. Since AOL uses that IP masking thing, it gets hard to ban a single user. I've seen many ppl setting a ban on *!*@*.ipt.aol.com because they couldn't figure out another way out. Using userid's is a good way, but that can be easily changed. It usually works for those who don't reconnect.

I don't know if this will help you, but the page Cyber Abuse.org (so as many others) has a Whois server, which narrows the alphanumeric IPs down to numeric ones.
Eg:AC8F6.ipt.aol.com == 66.43.95.255 (IP's are made up)

It this case you can try and set a more efficient ban, although those can also be evaded.

Let's just hope AOL changes management and gets that IP masking off.

Greetings,
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