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Spamtacular : Oral arguments in e360 v. Spamhaus

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:48:06 +0000

No, I'm thinking of Linhardt suing his own attorneys. Judge Posner was quite clear that there are likely no damages, but it was still Linhardt's burden to show that there was some basis in fact for an award of any amount. Guiding Linhardt through that bit was the job of his attorneys, but they not only completely failed to do so, but completely failed to do so in a way that Judge Posner found not only incompetent, but "grotesque."

Spamtacular : An Average Email User Responds

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:50:08 +0000

I think that we must listen to what customers say. When we stop listening to what they say and start assuming things that run counter to what they tell us because we THINK that their actions say something different, then we need to stop pretending that we respect our recipients at all. While all analogies are poor, when we get to this point then we stand pretty much in the same place as the man on trial for sexual assault whose defense is "She said, 'No,' but her body language said 'YES!'" It's disrespectful to say that we can disregard what you're saying because of how you're acting or how you look.

Spamtacular : The Most Wrong-Headed Thing I Have Read Today

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:26:33 +0000

The point there is that your attitude is not "I don't care either way." You do care, even if you don't remember.

Spamtacular : What will not happen today

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:53:34 +0000

Yes, I am interested to see how this all plays out. I'm also wondering if Facebook will provide a way for folks to monitor where their messages go so that they can do things like remove people who deprioritize them.

Spamtacular : What will not happen today

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:14:18 +0000

Yes, it is true that they see lots of address churn. However, I think that one of the things that people like about them is the ease with which new accounts are created. Churn, at least, here does not necessarily translate to lost users.

Spamtacular : Inertia is not email marketing

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:59:38 +0000

You know, I figured I was missing something and leave it up to good people like you to help the rest of us remember. Thanks!

Spamtacular : Inertia is not email marketing

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:47:21 +0000

This is so important for people to know. Doing email marketing right is about constant evaluation. If you can't figure out why people are not engaged by your efforts then you are doing something wrong. Testing is the only way to see if your strategy is a good one. Some tests are easy to do, some are hard, but you cannot let inertia dictate any part of your marketing efforts.

Spamtacular : It's easier to be angry than impressed

Fri, 7 May 2010 19:18:41 +0000

You're a real pal, Al.

Spamtacular : It's easier to be angry than impressed

Fri, 7 May 2010 19:17:46 +0000

Thanks! What I'd really love to do is find some of those silent heroes and see what things we can learn from them. That would make a great series of blog posts.

Spamtacular : Which "experts" do you listen to?

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:57:49 +0000

How about I get things started. It's hard to listen to myself, at least that's what I'll claim so I don't get locked away in the loony bin. Folks I talk to directly: Steve & Laura Atkins Al Iverson Annalivia Ford Blogs that I try to read immediately (in addition to the blogs of the people I just mentioned) Box of Meat AOL Postmaster Prof. Eric Goldman Venkat's Spam Notes John Levine Mark Brownlow Spam Diaries Spamhaus' News Blog Bronto Blog MailChimp's Blog And, of course, lots of folks on Twitter. I'll point out KNLorenz specifically because several of her tweets have turned into or pointed me to material that's become blog posts here.

Spamtacular : When is transactional mail not transactional anymore?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:43:04 +0000

Without knowing more about what\\\'s going on, my first thought is that this would be transactional mail, and not subject to the unsubscription requirements. The unsubscription requirements only attach to commercial email. So, if the mail that is being sent isn\\\'t marketing anything, it\\\'s probably okay.

Spamtacular : SORBS Closure Imminent

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:40:20 +0000

I've never seen a lawsuit against a DNSBL, no matter how poorly run, work well, so that wouldn't be any sort of suggested course of action.

Spamtacular : IP relisted despite no more mail being sent

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:38 +0000

That has been done, as I work for the ESP. The tracking domain is not on the list.

Spamtacular : SORBS Closure Imminent

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:18:58 +0000

That's not how I recall it happening.

Intellectual Intercourse : Tag44: Spamming for jobs

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:28:37 +0000

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Intellectual Intercourse : Tag44: Spamming for jobs

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:28:27 +0000

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Intellectual Intercourse : Tag44: Spamming for jobs

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 00:28:17 +0000

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