On Mon, 18 Apr 2016, Alex wrote:
I'm curious as to whether you think this email is spam?
http://pastebin.com/bFVSgwnR
It looks like your typical unsolicited "Buyers Guide" junk, but I've
heard of actonsoftware before, and this email appears to have a
legitimate unsubscribe link. It also doesn't appear on any blacklists.
Is it opt-in?
The mere presence of an unsubscribe link does not indicate legitimacy. And
the sender's definition of "opt-in" may not align with how most people
would define it.
The company is probably real, ISTR using Acton back when I was monking at
$DAYJOB--, but that doesn't mean the *contact* is legit.
A few users have complained about it, and I'm now seeing there are a
couple hundred of them being received. Unsubscribing requires
confirmation of the email address, which seems a little suspect.
Pretty much any unsubscribe request is inherently a delivery confirmation.
You either assume they are legit and send an unsubscribe request, or
assume they are spammers and ignore it.
The only way I'd consider it legit is if someone reported that they had,
at some time, subscribed to that newsletter.
If you're seeing a large portion of your userbase receiving them, and it's
not a well-known website, then it is probably safe to consider it spam.
What proportion of your user base would be technical enough to be
interested in security audit software?
It looks to me like Acton made a bad marketing decision.
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