privacy
No Reply, Not Your Domain? Yes, Problem
As reported by Ars Technica , security researcher Cory Solovewicz owns the domains noreply.net and noreply.us. Every day, he sees nearly 700...
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spamtraps
guest post
Pekka Jalonen: Spamtraps Aren't a Hygiene Problem -- They’re a Data Integrity Problem
Koli-Lõks provides visibility into bulk email traffic, tracking sending IPs and domains to show how email is sent and on behalf of whom, wit...
atro
Fun with Spamtrap Data: What and Why?
It's nearing the end of the month, and I suspect that the folks at Koli-Lõks OÜ are getting ready to post another month's worth of ...
authentication
Fun with data: DKIM selectors from spam
This may not be super scientific, but it is something I'm going to have fun with nonetheless. Let's take the last thirteen days wort...
domains
Wombatmail, now with spam traps + more
It's time for a Wombat Update! I've got new data snapshots to share over on Wombatmail . In the new Wombatmail Traps section, you...
news
Typos are really bad news; here's why
When I talk about email typos to a marketing audience, I sometimes get a mixed response. Yeah, typos lead to mail to spamtraps, and spamtrap...
m3aawg
M3AAWG: Help! I Hit a Spam Trap!
Founded in 2006, the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) consists of messaging industry companies -- sending a...
double opt-in
What are spamtraps? (Updated for 2020)
Spamtraps are special types of email addresses. There are varying definitions, but the two most common types are email addresses that were n...
mashable
The email problem no one is talking about: mistaken identity
Mashable's Chris Taylor talks about the problem of misdirected emails . A good read and it helps to expose a real issue that I don't...
box of meat
How to Start a Spam trap
Box of Meat tipped us to this wonderful post detailing the best practices to keep in mind when creating one or more spam trap addresses or ...
spam reporting
Tracking lots of spam for fun and profit
It dawned on me today that I haven't been logging the recipient addresses identified in the spam messages I'm cataloging and reporti...
spamhaus
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...
spam
I Still Get More Spam Than You
I have thirty-five domains registered with various administrative/technical contact addresses. I also have a bunch of other email addresses ...