Spam Resource: All Things Deliverability

I seem to be getting random invites from people I "kind-of" know via some site called Notchup. No clue what this is, and the invites are all very boilerplate in nature. And there's some promise of getting paid for job interviews. And from talking to other folks, i…

John Levine reports that domain tasting is likely to come to an end, as ICANN plans to modify the domain registration process so that a $.20 fee paid by the registrar is non-refundable. If you're not familiar with the practice, you can read how it works here . I am under …

First, swing over to Ed Falk's site to read a really good comment from a Slashdot reader. Then, check out this most excellent response to trolling criticism on my CircleID post. Written by Brian McNett, it examines the blurred intersections and transitions between vigila…

My recent post on Sierra vs David Ritz got picked up by CircleID (with my permission), and then by Slashdot ! Don’t forget to surf on over to the CircleID copy to see the ongoing discussion in comments . Lots of good stuff, plus a couple of trolls. Pretty typical, as these …

....WAY wrong. This is just mind blowing. Ever been prosecuted for tracking spam? Running a traceroute? Doing a zone transfer? Asking a public internet server for public information that it is configured to provide upon demand? No? Well, David Ritz has. And amazingly, he …

So, a long time ago, I signed up to receive Ken Magill's " Magilla Marketing " email updates from Direct Magazine. I really enjoy reading Ken's articles, and though I have occasionally disagreed with his take on things in the email industry, I do think he'…

There's a lot of buzz lately about Bruce Schneier's new essay on how great it is to run an open wireless network at home. My take on this is going to be short and sweet: You're crazy if you leave your wifi open. Here's what can or will happen if you don't …

Spamhaus writes: " The US Department of Justice went public today with the indictment of Alan Ralsky and 10 others who helped him. Alan Ralsky topped our Top 10 Worst Spammers list for quite some time and was involved in almost any sort spam activity that's being don…

I've only got one prediction for 2008, and it's this: Spam is going to be even less tolerated by internet service providers than it is in 2007. ISPs are continually tightening up their sending guidelines and acceptable use policies, and things you might have gotten aw…