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Dead email domain: love.com

The email domain love.com was previously owned by AOL, then Verizon, then Yahoo, as the email services and corporate oversight changed for the AOL/Yahoo email services. From the context, it sounds as though it was once possible to have an email address at the love.com domain n…

BIMI ISP Status June 2022 (with forthcoming Apple support!)

It's time for another BIMI update, and this time it's chock full of new details that you'll want to know! So let's get right to it. The Authindicators Working Group (the folks behind the BIMI spec) have just indicated that Apple plans BIMI support!  The informa…

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 when that started, but very recently, Verizon's Alex Lawson posted a blog post talking about 7726. Check it out here . TL;DR? Forward un…

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 free Call Filter app . I just downloaded it myself and it seemed pretty easy to set up. I recommend checking it out. Of course, they immed…

BIMI: ISP Support as of January 2022

It's time for your periodic BIMI adoption status update.  A quick overview of what this is all about: BIMI  is a standard  being adopted by multiple internet services providers (ISPs) to allow the display of a sender's logo along side email messages, when displayed on a…

Yahoo is Yahoo again!

Yahoo is Yahoo again! The entity that runs the servers hosting the mailboxes for AOL and Yahoo is now called Yahoo Inc, as of September 1st, 2021. No more Verizon Media. You can find their updated corporate website here , and you can see that the sale of Yahoo by Verizon Media …

BIMI: ISP Support as of August 2021

It's been a while since I've posted a BIMI status update, and things are changing! Things are standardizing! Things are getting good. So, let's get right to it...

Verizon sells AOL and Yahoo

From The Verge: "Verizon has sold its AOL and Yahoo properties to Apollo Global Management in a deal said to be worth $5 billion." What does this mean: Ownership of the second largest B2C consumer mailbox providers in the US is changing. The future is an unknown. It c…

Verizon (Yahoo) launches new sender-focused portal

Verizon (AOL and Yahoo) just launched a new "sender focused portal," highlighting features like AMP for email, BIMI, Promotions and more. Check it out here . (And don't forget to keep an eye on their Postmaster blog , where they announce stuff like this. [ H/T: Ve…

AMP for Email: Current Status

If you don't remember, AMP for Email provides the ability to utilize dynamic content functionality in the email inbox. Bounteous explains : "With AMP, functionality previously relegated to landing pages (such as booking an appointment or even making a purchase) became …

AMP: The next big thing? Not at Outlook.com

Once upon a time I asked if AMP dynamic content functionality was going to be " the next big thing " as far as email is concerned. Google's got support for it in Gmail , and Verizon announced future support for it in Yahoo Mail , but it looks like Microsoft is wal…

Verizon (Yahoo) announces new Email Deliverability and Performance Feeds

Sean McWilliams of Verizon (aka AOL and Yahoo) just announced something that they are referring to as "Email Deliverability and Performance Feeds." Click here to read the announcement . What does it look like? Don't quite know yet. I am hoping it will be a sort …

Is 2020 the year of BIMI?

You might notice that in my " 2020: What's next? " post, I didn't mention BIMI . BIMI, aka Brand Indicators for Message Identification, is the new way to specify what logo or brand avatar a sender wants shown alongside their email messages. ( Learn more abou…

ISP Deliverability Guide: Yahoo/AOL (Updated for 2022)

Once called Verizon Media Group, but now back to the more familiar name of Yahoo Inc. , you might know them as internet service providers AOL, Yahoo and Verizon. The email platform they all utilize now is, from a sender's perspective, Yahoo! Mail. Here are my five top recom…

What about AOL?

If you're wondering if AOL still exists as a separate entity, the answer is no. AOL as a standalone ISP is no more. What was AOL is now part of Verizon Media Group, which for a time was called Oath . AOL, Yahoo and Verizon are all one mailbox provider, from a sender's…

AOL & Yahoo Mailbox Merger: It’s Done!

Verizon Media (aka Oath, aka Yahoo & AOL) folks report that the merger of the AOL user base into the Yahoo Mail infrastructure is complete! Congrats! I'm sure it was a long, hard road. The bad way to do this would have been to keep the AOL accounts alive on some old,…

AMP: The next big thing?

AMP (short for “Accelerated Mobile Pages") is a method to place dynamic content in email messages, announced by Google , now supported in Gmail , and with Verizon (AOL/Yahoo) now announcing support for it . What is it? Should you care? Want to learn more about it? Lifehack…

Hello, Verizon Media Postmaster!

Verizon Media (previously known as OATH, previously known as Yahoo, previously known as AOL) has just launched their new Postmaster Site . Check it out! As announced on their Postmaster Blog by Lead Postmaster Lili Crowley . I think it's fair to assume that the legacy …

Help! I'm blocked at Verizon.net! (Updated for 2024)

Hey! Are you finding your mail rejected when trying to send to verizon.net? Through a complicated series of mergers and acquisitions over the years, AOL and Yahoo and Verizon have all merged into a single MBP (mailbox provider). The surviving entity? Yahoo! Mail. Thus, if you&#…