On 2023-09-11 at 07:24:55 UTC-0400 (Mon, 11 Sep 2023 13:24:55 +0200)
Support 3Hound via mailop <supp...@3hound.com>
is rumored to have said:
Dear list,
I would like to understand what the community think about the new
Validity universal feedback loop service that is switching to a paid
service starting 21 September 2023.
We (SMB mailbox outsourcer/MSP/bespoke hoster) Are only subscribed to
FBLs because we need to know if spam starts coming from our network. As
we are not in the business of helping anyone send spam, ever, of any
sort, we have never received anything useful from any FBL. The events
where our clients have tried to send spam ignorantly or have had
machines compromised to send spam have not managed to generate any FBL
reports.
So, no, there's not even the slightest chance that my primary employer
will pay Validity for anything. They've never been valuable for us
before, why expect them to start now?
As Validity worked in the the last years to achieve the management of
the FBL service from all the "main" country-level and international
mailbox providers (as the "universal" word suggest), I think that this
new policy is unfair and a very bad news for the mail operators
community.
It must suck for ESPs, especially ones with shoddy list hygiene. It
would certainly hurt to have to pay for the privilege of shrinking
lists.
During years the FBL became a kind of "safe feature" for users that
prefer to click "junk" or "spam" and be sure they will not receive
anymore.
As if that ever worked, from the recipient's POV.
As I understand it, Validity is a for-profit corporation whose purpose
is to return value to its investors commensurate with their invested
capital. They don't owe anyone any FBL. If you want their service, they
will extract value from you one way or another to get it.
I should probably add that I would be entirely willing to experience an
Internet without B2C ESPs. It's nothing personal, it's just that I've
never been convinced that their existence isn't an attractive nuisance.
--
Bill Cole
b...@scconsult.com or billc...@apache.org
(AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses)
Not Currently Available For Hire
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