[TriLUG] bulk email - gmail

[ac via TriLUG]

imnsho, mailchimp method of operation is EVIL.

people should opt in (want to receive) and "services" enabling spammers
are evil.

instead of actually forcing their "users" to confirm that they have
spelled an email address correctly, that the recipient actually wants
their crap etc - mailchimp is empowering the selling of "marketing
data" and allowing, empowering and promoting the sending of mass spam.

if it was a few hundred years ago the ceo of mailchimp would have been
at risk of a burning at the stake... 

anyway, all ethical mail server admins should flag anything incoming
from mailchimp as SPAM, as the chances that it may actually be spam, is
larger than 50%

just my 2c

Andre

On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:57:56 +0000
Jeremy Davis via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:

> well.. I forgot my point.. since bulk email services like mailchimp
> have the ability to see which email addresses will label your email
> as spam.. whatever resource they use for that might be helpful if you
> can figure out how they do it.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 10:49 AM Jeremy Davis <jeremyhwllc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > The CANSPAM laws prohibit unwanted email with a fine of about
> > $16000 per violation (per unwanted email). Not sure how often it is
> > enforced.
> >
> > So the opt-in/opt-out process is furly important. Single click
> > opt-out is a nice feature to keep you organisation out of the court
> > room.
> >
> > Also, something to consider, mail services like mailchimp have the
> > ability to see which email addresses will mark your email as spam
> > before it sends the bulk email. If mailchimp detects a high
> > percentage of the recipients consider your email spam.. mailchimp
> > will not send the email and penalize your account. They do this to
> > prevent the mailchimp servers from being flagged.
> >
> > Jeremy Davis
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 27, 2018 at 8:39 AM mver via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > wrote: 
> >> I understand that bulk email can get labelled as spam, creating
> >> further problems for the sender.
> >>
> >> What I want to do is not a random, cold solicitation. The
> >> addresses have a logical relationship to the sender.
> >>
> >> I see all sorts of procedures to minimize spam ranking, including
> >> opt-in and unsubscribe options.
> >>
> >> Apart from using a paid service (mail chimp, icontact, ....) what
> >> do I do when sending from a gmail address?
> >>
> >>      Limit each batch to ___ addresses?
> >>
> >>      Other__________?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
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