Hi Alvin, long time :)
Have you been black listed by an RBL for a mailing list sending verification emails? On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 09:26:04 -0400 Alvin Starr via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > Another thing is to make sure you have a valid email address by > sending an activation message. > Lots of people will provide bogus addresses either deliberately or > accidentally. > You also need to monitor your outgoing email or track the bounce > backs for email addresses that go away. > > One of the problems you will face is that conventional wisdom is that > responding to an un-subscribe button is just a way that the spammers > validate your email address. > Also People will just tag the messages as spam causing you to get > black-listed. > > Every few years I get blacklisted because I have someone running a > small mail-list related to a Knitting e-commerce web site. > The site admin is a good friend and I know they are very careful > about the mail addresses in the list but bad emails still leak in. > > > > On 07/25/2018 02:06 AM, ac via talk wrote: > > Hi Evan, > > > > The quick answer is that there is no agreement on best practise for > > unsub messages, the amount of verification (and time span of) and a > > number of other abuse related issues. > > > > Here is what I personally (wrongly or correctly) do: > > Subscription (Opt in message / Confirm email message - 1 per day max > > three days) > > Unsubscribe - no message - just unsubscribe > > > > never send any email from noreply@ I am not Google or Microsoft > > (and even the dentist around the corner is now doing that *sigh*) > > > > When subscriber does anything on a link (Web) - send a confirm your > > request email > > > > hth > > > > Andre > > > > > > On Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:30:58 -0400 > > Evan Leibovitch via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > > >> Hi all. > >> > >> This question is asked of anyone who administers a mailing list > >> about policies. I'm setting up a campaign-based mailing system > >> using phplist (as opposed to a forum-type MLM such as Mailman) and > >> I'm interested to know what policies or best practices you might > >> have in place to address this specific question: > >> > >> When a list subscriber goes to a link to change their preferences > >> or unsubscribe, from what email address does the confirmation (for > >> changes) or "sorry to see you go" message (for unsubscriptions) > >> originate. > >> > >> Does such administrative email come from: > >> a) an identifiable member or the organization's staff? > >> b) a postmaster-type alias? > >> c) a do-not-reply address? > >> > >> Any feedback is appreciated. > >> > > --- > > Talk Mailing List > > talk@gtalug.org > > https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk