Paging Dr. Spam-Free! Answering Your Embarrassing Questions About Spam Question #1.05: Should we have a pay-to-send email system? The Doc Explains: “Transactional Emails” Q: Dr. Spam-Free, what do you think about the various proposals to have legitimate senders pay to send emails, such as “email postage?” The Doctor Replies . . . I think it’s […]
Paging Dr. Spam-Free #1.04
May 27, 2004
Paging Dr. Spam-Free! Answering Your Embarrassing Questions About Spam Question #1.04: What’s up with verified sender technologies? The Doc Explains: “Dedicated IP” Q: Dr. Spam-Free, I’ve heard about new systems that the ISPs are going to be using to verify the identity of email senders. Is there something I should do to get on the […]
Paging Dr. Spam-Free #1.03
May 20, 2004
Paging Dr. Spam-Free! Answering Your Embarrassing Questions About Spam Question #1.03: What should I do if I’m accused of spamming? The Doc Explains: “Whitelist” Q: Dr. Spam-Free, my CEO just got a call from an angry customer accusing us of spamming them. I run the email program, and I know that we never, ever send […]
Paging Dr. Spam-Free #1.02
May 14, 2004
Paging Dr. Spam-Free! Answering Your Embarrassing Questions About Spam Question #1.02: Can I mail subscribers who don’t confirm a double opt-in request? Junk Email Jargon: “Confirmed Opt-In” Q: Dr. Spam-Free, our subscription process asks subscribers to confirm their subscription by clicking on a link in a confirmation email. Can we still send email to people […]
Paging Dr. Spam-Free #1.01
May 7, 2004
Paging Dr. Spam-Free! Answering Your Embarrassing Questions About Spam Question #1.01: Who runs the blacklists and black holes? Junk Email Jargon: Black Hole or Blacklist Q: Dr. Spam-Free, our company has been put on an email blacklist, and now our email is getting blocked. Who are these people and what right do they have to […]
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