What are spamtraps?
In short, spamtraps are bad addresses that you don’t want on your list. They’re old email addresses that haven’t been used for real people f...Read More
Dealing with spam to your abuse desk?
Among other things, I run the abuse desk for a large service provider with lots of clients. We get a handful of complaints a day. For exampl...Read More
The Changing Definition of Spam
Over on CIO Magazine's website, capable jounalist Esther Schindler posted an interesting article on the topic of spam defined, and how ...Read More
What it does it mean “We do not relay?”
Have you ever received a bounce message that says “We do not relay” or “Mail loops back to myself”? Wondering what that means? I get this qu...Read More
CAN-SPAM Roundup
The US Federal Anti-Spam law (CAN-SPAM) has been in effect for just over three years now, yet I still get questions about it constantly. Her...Read More
Microsoft using Spamcop and Spamhaus? Yes!
5/22/2007 Update: Some of this information is out of date. Please click here for my latest thoughts on Spamcop and the Spamcop SCBL. Rece...Read More
Blast from the past: Scott Richter on the Daily Show
It's time for a Friday night funny. Remember this video of Scott Richter on the Daily Show, from back in 2004? Well, check this out....Read More
The AOL email tax: Is the sky falling?
Remember the famous internet rumor that made the rounds in 2006: “ AOL is trying to tax your email, write in now! ” Was it a rumor? Let’s ...Read More
Backscatter: What is it? How do I stop it?
What is it? Backscatter is a certain kind of mail you receive that you didn't ask to receive. If you've ever received a “Your mail ...Read More
Joe Jared Wins
Joe Jared used to run an open-relay blacklist called Osirusoft. I respected what Joe’s intent was, though I was of the opinion that Joe ran ...Read More
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