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SFMC tip: Sending as the top level domain in Marketing Cloud
Not only did I stumble across this when reviewing Chris Zullo's capture and notes on my "Deliverability 201” domain and IP strategy deck for SFMC users, but it came up when consulting for a client...
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Dead domain (sort of): contoso.com
What the heck is contoso.com? Have you seen this domain show up in your email lists or customer database? I recently noticed this domain showing up in the DMARC reporting configuration for almost 50...
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MBP Spotlight: ionos.de
Who hosts what mail? MBP Spotlight is a new series here at Spam Resource where I’ll break down the top mailbox providers (including B2B) based on their rankings in the top ten million domains. Some...
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Delivterms: List-ID
It is time to translate another email technology-related term here on Spam Resource! The DELIVTERM for today is: List-ID. List-ID is an email header, and the specifics of this email header are defined...
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Spam History: The flowers.com joe job and lawsuit
This certainly wasn’t the first instance of spam, but it might be the first instance of a spam related lawsuit.It all began on April 1, 1997, when the owners of the flowers.com domain name, Tracy...
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What is/was SenderBase?
Launched in 2003, SenderBase was a website featuring email reputation data and status information, originally created by IronPort, "designed to help email administrators better manage incoming email...
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Microsoft: Decoding hidden spam-related headers
Did you know that Microsoft Outlook.com and O365 emails include special headers that break down the spam filtering results for email messages? These headers can help you decode the Spam Confidence...
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Email subject line encoding, decoded
Finally! It clicks for me, I now understand how you encode fancy stuff in the subject line. For years, I'd just paste accented or extended-ASCII text into Gmail to have it create the encoded version...
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Comcast: No more outdated TLS for inbound mail
Comcast is eliminating the ability to encrypt inbound email connections with old and insecure versions of TLS. On May 20, 2024, Alex Brotman from Comcast shared the following on the Mailop list:Over...
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MBP Spotlight: yandex.net
Who hosts what mail? MBP Spotlight is a new series here at Spam Resource where I’ll break down the top mailbox providers (including B2B) based on their rankings in the top ten million domains. Some...
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Cool tool: ESP Finder
What does Sendview do? As they describe it, they provide "Competitor tracking built for email marketers." (It reminds me of what eDatasource was when it first started.)But that's not what this blog...
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Matthew Vernhout: Troubleshooting your email setup with Swaks
John Jetmore's cool tool "Swaks," is billed as a "Swiss Army Knife for SMTP." I've written about it here on Spam Resource before, as I find it to be amazingly useful for email-related testing.And...
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TSA finds bag full of ... SPAM!
Here's a question that we've all wondered at some point or other in our lives: What happens when you try to take a case of Hormel's delicious SPAM through an airport security checkpoint? Joel Libed's...
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GPT Compliance Dashboard Update
I've talked about the new "Compliance Dashboard" in Google Postmaster Tools before, and how it'll help you monitor for compliance with the new Yahoo/Google sender requirements. And now, it sounds like...
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Apple announces tabs coming to Apple Mail on iOS
Breaking news: Just announced at WWDC 2024: As part of Apple's presentation on new features of iOS 18, they've indicated that the upcoming version of Apple Mail for iOS will support categorization,...
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Alison Gootee: Understanding Blocklists
Do blocklists matter? Are you going to have deliverability troubles if your sending IP address is on a blocklists? It's a complex question, as the nature of blocklists and their usefulness has evolved...
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List-unsub-post in your DKIM configuration
I grant you that this is a niche one. Will this tip be helpful to millions? No….but. Hey, it's my blog. Anyway: Do you manage your own email sending platform?Is it a home grown thing? Maybe you’re...
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Delivterms: PSL aka Public Suffix List
It’s time to decode another deliverability definition. PSL stands for the Public Suffix List, and it’s one of those things that a certain subset of email geeks (and maybe web developer geeks) find very...
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Webinar alert: State of Email Live: Beyond DMARC!
Validity's back with another webinar you'll want to check out! This time around, the topic is DMARC ... and beyond! Join Guy Hanson (Validity), Seth Blank (Valimail), and Megan Farquharson (Validity)...
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Deliverability Week 2024 Starts Monday!
Come back on Monday, June 17th to learn more about Deliverability Week 2024 and see the first wave of content we'll have to share with you!
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