Quick Link: Looks like Backscatter , the annoyance of bounces you receive in response to something somebody else sent (usually spam), has finally made its way into the public ey…
Over here, email marketer Dylan Boyd talks about the the DMA's "launch" of an email opt-out site. What, you mean, eMPS? That thing that has been around since at le…
From the NY Times: The Federal Trade Commission won a preliminary legal victory against what it called one of the largest spam gangs on the Internet, getting an Illinois distric…
____ sent me an email today. ____ "would like feedback on my recent order." My recent order. The one I placed....in February. At first I thought it was spam. I didn…
A few weeks ago, I got spam from some wine store I had never heard of: Randolph Wine Cellars. Located in Chicago, it looks like a neat place, from their website. Except for one p…
Over on DNSBL Resource, I posted a quick rant and link to the DNSBL best practice draft document . This BCP ought to be required reading for any current or future blacklist opera…
Are you looking to buy a list? There’s no faster path to being identified as a spammer. If you’re looking to damage your ability to send mail, or if you’re looking to damage your…
Celso writes, "Can you please help me verify that my IP addresses are not on any blocklist?" No, I cannot, Celso. And here's why: It doesn't matter. You'r…
