> various server-level antispam products, I haven't seen anything that
> biases against CF
Well, that's good to hear. I hope spamcop is included in that.
>>My CF 6.1 does not place a message ID or a content-type (just checked).
>>Your ISP is propping up CF and thats fine, but I would
> caution that you can't count on that.
-good to know, thanks. But you see then the characteristics of cfmail DO contribute to a spam score, as missing headers - I think - are noted on many spam tests. This is exactly what I was getting at above. Why in the world does CFMX not include them then??? Maybe you've had few problems as you are fixing Macromedia's mistakes? -Or maybe there's a good explanation from MM as to why? I don't know, but that is why I say that MM needs to look at it seriously and write something up about it. It's a major concern. One less CFC article; one (and a first) cfmail and spam article.
> How can it be detected if CF places the header properly, and its a
> valid value?
I mean that things like a fake but correct Outlook mailer ID are detected because there can be several checks and if they all don't match perfectly it is noted as forged, which is a death sentence. That's why I am very wary of using any spammer tricks. Finding out the real problem and MM's fixing it is better.
>>If on the other hand you had a sender of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> and the reply-to was [EMAIL PROTECTED] then yes, that would be a giant red
> flag.
-yes, I have been doing that out of necessity. Can't tell how bad the effect is, but a few bounces. Maybe others are tossed. Others go through fine. But I need to change that.
> > BTW, you should not use external css in an email.
> Odd as after a LOT of trial and error we found that an external style
> sheet, linked back to the original web site, was the least
> failure-prone option.
I put my real css block at the bottom of the email within the content div I'm styling. Basing styles on body doesn't work and css can be stripped out if in the head.
See this article and especially the forum responses with tips:
http://alistapart.com/articles/cssemail/
"After a couple of rounds, I moved forward with embedded styles. This turned out to be my first step to success. (In further support of embedded styles, it is important to note that AOL versions 6.0+ will reject any email linking to external style sheets. Yes: reject, bounce, slam the door in your virtual face.)"
Also worth noting on topic that css cuts down on spam flags. Nice bonus!
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