The Apache SpamAssassin Project has just announced the release of version 3.4.4 of the popular spam filter SpamAssassin. Apache SpamAssassin 3.4.4 is "primarily a secur…
Google has updated the Gmail "Bulk Sender Guidelines" page, and it is now called, "Prevent mail to Gmail users from being blocked or sent to spam." Check it o…
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 spec…
Mashable's Alex Perry wrote just the other day that one should never bother to clean out your email inbox. Sort of right, sort of wrong. Me, I'd go crazy if I left 250,0…
Apparently it happens to Seth Godin, too ( click here ). He's got a fix for it, see, but those big meanies at Google won't let him implement it. He's even encouragi…
Here's an article from Mailkit's Jakub Olexa explaining how the ISP landscape is different in Europe. This is useful stuff for US-based senders to learn. That chart is es…
Well, the new year is here. (Along with a new blog template and updated ISP deliverability guides .) What do you think will happen in the deliverability realm in 2020? Here are m…
An updated version of this guide can be found here .
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 platfo…
I hope everybody survived Black Friday and Cyber Monday! It's still a busy week but when you've got things under control, why not take a break and spend it reading about …
As a follow up to my previous post on domain name choice best practices , here's an additional two cents I wanted to share. Because I get this question all the time -- should…
Sometimes those of us with a quite-possibly-myopic worldview might assume that outside of North America and Europe, spam regulation doesn't exist. Well, here's an example…
The folks behind Yahoo Groups sent out a notice a couple of days ago indicating that they are making changes to Yahoo Groups. They say that these changes are to make Yahoo Grou…
Not that kind--the other kind! From Minneapolis-St. Paul Magazine: Trendy chefs are celebrating SPAM coast-to-coast, and they’re leaving us in the dust. Chicken-fried spam tac…
Sure! It's legal. Is it wise? Um....let's skip that point for a moment. Let's start with, "it's legal!" What does "FOIA" mean in this contex…
