Ask Al: Help! My email address is being used in spam! What do I do? (Updated for 2022)
Evan writes, "Hi Al, My email address has just been compromised and now I am receiving hundreds of System Administrator and Mail deliv...Read More
Sign up for my dumb email newsletter, or don't
Hey, just a quick reminder that I compile my Spam Resource blog content into a weekly email newsletter that sends out every Monday morning. ...Read More
Verizon Wireless says: Forward SMS spam to 7726
I think Verizon Wireless has supported reporting SMS spam to them via the 7726 (SPAM) SMS number for a while now. I'm not really sure wh...Read More
Now hiring: ExpertSender
ExpertSender is a "Multichannel Marketing Automation system designed to help fast-growing businesses grow their revenue with marketing...Read More
Now hiring: SparkPost
SparkPost, now part of the MessageBird family, is looking for a Deliverability & Compliance Specialist : "The Deliverability & ...Read More
Do I have to label my marketing mail as an advertisement?
I saw somebody ask recently how best to label their email marketing messages as an advertisement. Their intent was to comply with CAN-SPAM, ...Read More
Win them back (and boost engagement) with a winback campaign!
Anti-spammers and deliverability folks might think of this as a Permission Pass email. And indeed, Spamhaus has a whole guide describing ho...Read More
What is the Yahoo Complaint Feedback Loop (FBL or CFL) and how do I sign up for it?
Yahoo (as far as Yahoo Mail is concerned) was once called Yahoo, then it absorbed AOL and became Oath, then Verizon Media, and now it is jus...Read More
Validity FBLs were offline; are back now
If you monitor ISP feedback loop complaints , you may have noticed that the level of spam complaints received was greatly reduced over the w...Read More
DMARC at the subdomain level: When and why?
The intent behind DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is to give a domain owner insight into who is send...Read More
Now hiring: Twilio
Twilio is hiring! They're looking for a Deliverability Consultant . Might that be you? "This position is needed to manage a portfo...Read More
Now hiring: Help Scout
Founded in 2011, Help Scout is "the all-in-one support platform designed to help scaling companies turn customers into brand ambassado...Read More
Spam and melty cheddar sandwiches fit for a party
Yum! From the Daily Herald of Everett Washington, I share with you a wonderful recipe from Taylor Goebel that will allow you to make make ch...Read More
Does Germany require COI/DOI? (Updated for 2022)
What is COI/DOI? It's just address validation and permission verification -- you send a welcome or verification message and the recipien...Read More
Ask Al: Automating IP warming?
Diego asks, "I want to find out from you if their is a script or software that one can use for warming up an IP. I will buy even if it...Read More
Join me! CSA webinar w/Marcel Becker and Al Iverson, April 4
Join us on April 4th, in a webinar put together by the Certified Senders Alliance : With an ever-changing #email environment and recent deve...Read More
Ukraine to Russia: "Ya vam ne vrag" spam
Via the BBC comes the story of how a Norwegian computer expert has set up a website to allow people to mail random Russians to tell the sto...Read More
Now hiring: Braze
The good people at Braze "deliver customer experiences across email, mobile, SMS, and web. Customers, including Burger King, Delivery ...Read More
Why can't we just delete .ru?
Over on his blog, John Levine explains why we couldn't just delete all .ru domains (or .su domains or Russian IP addresses) from the in...Read More
Meet the Texas man who has made $75,000 suing telemarketers
Dan Graham of Austin, TX has an interesting side hustle, going after telemarketers violating the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (...Read More
Learning more about SpamAssassin filter rules
It's always good to check your email messages against the popular and free SpamAssassin spam filter (maybe even using my KBXSCORE tool...Read More
I need to track clicks and redirects, what should I do?
Over on one of the forums the other day, somebody asked about best practices for redirects and link tracking for marketing email sends. Here...Read More
Verizon bolsters spam protection features
Mike Robuck of Mobile World Live reports on a new SMS and call spam protection option for Verizon Wireless users here in the US: an updated ...Read More
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