Just had a conversation with the AA RTW desk trying to find confirmed seating on a couple of flights. The flights I'm interested in have F seats available, though no A inventory. I casually mentioned that I might take my chances and standby at the airport. The agent then informed me that standby is not allowed on owe fares. I asked if there was a statement in the published rules to that effect. His response was that there is not a specific rule that permits standby, therefore it is not allowed!

Has anyone here been refused standby on an owe?