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Apple iOS 17 and LTP: How does it affect email marketing?
If I had a dollar for every time somebody asked me about Apple iOS 17's new Link Tracking Protection, I'd have at least 32 dollars! And that's more than enough to buy a cheeseburger at the Newark...
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Microsoft SNDS was down for maintenance 10/18
Microsoft's SNDS (Smart Network Data Services), the reputation portal that provides deliverability feedback for folks sending to Microsoft Outlook.com/Hotmail, appears to have been down for some period...
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Spamhaus: False positive issue on Friday 10/13
A number of folks have reached out to me (and posted on various forums) asking about a Spamhaus glitch last Friday night (October 13th), US time. I reached out to Matthew Stith at Spamhaus and he was...
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I know you've got to fundraise, but...
I get it. Everybody needs to make money. If you're in fundraising, advocacy, hyperlocal news, content newsletters, animal rescue, or almost anything, you're in it to make money. Maybe not to get rich,...
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Holiday deliverability in 2023 and beyond
Lots and lots of holidays, events and special days are approaching. Thanksgiving. Black Friday. Small business Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. Christmas. Kwanzaa. Hanukkah. (And more!) And for...
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Spamhaus wants your spam!
Now's your chance! Whether or not you've got your own spamtrap and data feed, or if you're just being doggedly annoyed non-stop by a particular jerky spammer, you can now pass information directly to...
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DELIVTERMS: JMRP
It's time for another entry in the DELIVTERMS dictionary! Today, let's define JMRP.JMRP is the "Junk Mail Reporting Program," the mechanism by which email sending platforms and internet service...
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MX records changing for Microsoft-hosted domains ... eventually
If you're one of those weirdos (like me) who tracks what email providers hosts mail for what domains, you'll want to take note of this.In the email industry's ongoing efforts to improve email security,...
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Spammers and scammers and IP address space, oh my!
IPv4 IP address space is just about used up, as the unused pool of IP addresses waited to be doled out is no more. And practically speaking, almost all email sending lives in IPv4 space. (That's an...
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Boo.
Don't be frightened! I'm traveling this week so Spam Resource content will be a little light, but I'll be back soon with more good stuff, including more details on how to comply with everybody's...
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Eric Goldman: RNC v. Google and Section 230
Eric Goldman is Associate Dean of Research, Professor of Law and Co-Director, High Tech Law Institute, at Santa Clara University. And he blogs about legal stuff, often stuff relating to the internet...
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Chrome turns on real-time phishing protection
Michael Crider (staff writer for PCWorld) is one of the many folks reporting on Google's new real-time anti-phishing protection in the Chrome web browser. This means checking every domain you're trying...
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TLD .us is still full of bad stuff
This is why we can't have nice things.Brian Krebs reports on research gathered by Infoblox showing a massive malware and phishing operation using thousands of short domains in the .us TLD. Stuff like...
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Now hiring: You?
Hey, I'll come right out and say it. I'm looking for a job! Are you hiring? As you (hopefully) know from reading my blog, I know deliverability pretty well. I spend a lot of time training and...
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Join me and the CSA to learn about DKIM Replay Attacks
Even though I'm no longer with Kickbox, I'm still eager to knowledge share and here's a great upcoming webinar opportunity!Join us on Tuesday, November 14th, when Sebastian Kluth from the CSA, Fredrik...
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New FBL feed mechanism from Abusix launches
As talked about previously, ISP feedback loops are in flux in 2023. Validity, who manages the backend FBL processes for a large number of mailbox providers via their "Universal Feedback Loop", has...
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Inbox testing: Everything new is old again?
Or...everything old is new again? Or something? Anyway, seedlist-based inbox testing has been around for a while. Pivotal Veracity was offering it up a good twenty years ago. Its heyday, an ex-PVer...
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Guest post: Improving Reputation Ahead of new Gmail/Yahoo Changes
TrueAccord's Josie Garcia is a good friend and very savvy deliverability wizard who has helped many senders address inbox woes and data hygiene issues throughout her career. Currently she's helping a...
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Fun with data: DMARC at top 100 MBP domains
I've got just a tiny slice of data for you today. I took the top 100 (US) mailbox provider domains, as measured by mail sent to them, and looked for DMARC records. Do they have a DMARC record? And if...
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ICYMI: Understanding DKIM Replay Attacks
My friends at the Certified Senders Alliance put on a fantastic (if I do say so myself) webinar this week, where Sebastian Kluth (CSA), Fredrik Poller (Halon) and yours truly (Al Iverson) shared our...
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