Today is fast becoming "spam Monday"So far this morning I have received unsolicited bulk email from three Irish companies:Fota Island resort Monster's Irish officeGolden SpidersAre these people aware of the amount of damage they are doing their companies by using this kind of marketing methodology?The Monster email was particularly bad, as the person who sent it obviously … [Read more...] about Irish Companies Don’t Get Email Marketing vs Spam
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Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
This morning just about every single public email address on our systems is being spammed by SpamArrest, as one of their users hasn't whitelisted us.Idiots!If you're going to use a C/R system you need to get your head examined in the first place, but if you must insist then at least take the time to whitelist people who need to communicate with you.Other people manage to use … [Read more...] about Spam Arrest Users Need a Clue
Abusing Abuse Contacts
I keep a very close eye on our abuse desk. Most of the time it's fairly quiet. Sometimes there are legitimate abuse reports and sometimes there are reports that make no sense. In some instances this is because the person submitting the report is clueless and thinks we are responsible for websites hosted in Sweden (or anywhere else really - Sweden just popped into my head!)In … [Read more...] about Abusing Abuse Contacts
TodayNic Still Spamming
Comment spam is really annoying. It's one of the reasons we all end up resorting to captcha etc., to block junk.Todaynic, who I mentioned previously, are still at it.It's a pity that the RAA doesn't cover spam ... … [Read more...] about TodayNic Still Spamming
Adding DNSBLs Into Exim
I've mentioned DNS blacklists several times in the past.They can be a very powerful tool in the war on spam, but they can also cause you headaches. You can think of them as the "nuclear option" or "the last resort" if you wish.Before you implement DNSBL checks at the SMTP level you need to check and doublecheck how the blacklist you are considering works. Please please please … [Read more...] about Adding DNSBLs Into Exim