Tag Archives: spam

Hotmail Spam Filters Wage War on Baby Gray Seals on Your Behalf (I mean, Graymail)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Tom O'Leary

In a bid to control what Hotmail has determined is email that you probably won’t read anyway; they have declared war on baby gray seals (I mean, Graymail). “…In previous posts on our blog, we talked about how we’ve reduced … Continue reading →

Posted in email marketing, spam | Tagged categories, Consumer, E-mail, email, Enthusiast, flags, graymail, hot mail spam, Hotmail, Hotmail spam, Hotmaill spam filters, SmartScreen, spam, Sweep, Windows Live | 1 Comment

A Practical Definition of Spam

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Tom O'Leary

I was involved in some discussions relating to email marketing and spam last year (may require registration to access). It was an enlightening exercise as I discovered that there are so many individual interpretations as to what constitutes spam. Apparently, … Continue reading →

Posted in email, email marketing, emarketing, GroupMail, Infacta, Marketing, newsletters, spam | Tagged CAN-Spam Act, commercial email, email marketing, spam, UCBE | 4 Comments

Another Nigerian Email Scam Victim

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Tom O'Leary

Believe it or not, there are people who think that someone really does want to give them $20 million, even though the email that notified them of it was sent to “undisclosed recipients”. All it takes, apparently, is for the … Continue reading →

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Notice Less Spam Today? Thank Brian Krebs from The Washington Post

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Tom O'Leary

“…A U.S. based Web hosting firm that security experts say was responsible for facilitating more than 75 percent of the junk e-mail blasted out each day globally has been knocked offline following reports from Security Fix on evidence gathered about … Continue reading →

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How Dismal Conversion Rates Pay Off for Spammers

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Tom O'Leary

We all receive spam each day in our inbox. Some of it is sent from legitimate companies taking shortcuts in their list acquisition efforts. They might have found your address at a trade show or from a local conference – … Continue reading →

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