I've been running my own mail server for this domain and several others for a few years. I could have used our main mail servers, but I like messing around with the server settings and trying out new things.One thing that I hadn't been checking too stringently on my inbound email was SPF.Sure, I had it set up on several of my domains so that anyone else getting mail from me … [Read more...] about Tweaking Spam Filters
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Oracle Ireland Spamming Everyone. How NOT To Use Email Marketing
Oracle Spam, originally uploaded by blacknight. While I doubt this is Oracle's normal policy, they really do need to teach their staff how to market properly. Using email to help promote sales is a good idea, but the way that this is being done is incredibly bad and damages email marketing in general. So far today I have received 5 separate copies of an Oracle "offer" on my … [Read more...] about Oracle Ireland Spamming Everyone. How NOT To Use Email Marketing
Logging Email From PHP Scripts
This is more a note for myself than anything else ...By default a lot of php scripts will send emails that appear as coming from the Apache user, which makes tracking down a rogue script really annoying and time-consuming.You end up with entries in the mail logs similar to this one:Apr 27 18:22:29 servername postfix/qmgr[23581]: 0F53421C1FA: … [Read more...] about Logging Email From PHP Scripts
Irish Green Party Are Spamming Idiots
Image by just.Luc via FlickrI hate spam. It's a tactic used by lazy uninventive scumbags.I don't like politicians that much and consider most of them to be seriously overpaid.So when I got hit with a spam from the Irish Green Party today to my personal email address I saw red.Here's the spam itself (screenshot with personal details removed):I love the way they wanted to "be … [Read more...] about Irish Green Party Are Spamming Idiots
Todaynic – The Spamming Registrar – Wants Me To Change My Post
Image via WikipediaI have little or no patience for spammers, as most people know.Since I run several sites that deal with domains and the internet industry in general I seem to have been targetted by TodayNic's comment and forum spammers. Over the past year or so I've had to remove multiple spam comment attacks from several sites.It's annoying. Very annoying.However it's even … [Read more...] about Todaynic – The Spamming Registrar – Wants Me To Change My Post