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Trick to getting past Gmail Spam Filters

Aug 11, 2011 by Author

After building a CRM system for a company, we noticed that some of our marketing emails were hitting the Gmail's Spam folder.  A little Trial and Error revealed some interesting facts about how Google's Spam Filter works.

ISP Feedback Loop list

Sep 22, 2010 by Author

If you run a mail server, and do any kind of bulk emails, you need to sign up with the feedback loops to ensure you keep your mail list clean, and your IP reputation in good standing.  I have put together a complete list of all known feedback loops.  I also include some background information on FBLs and return path who manages most of them.

Should I become sender score verified

Apr 8, 2010 by Author

After months of dealing with low open rates with one of my biggest client's email lists, I have finally gotten to the point where I am willing to join return path's sender score verified program which is a paid whitelist to ensure delivery into the inbox. I will be documenting my experiences here for good or bad.  Thus far the program is looking very promising

How to get into Yahoo Inbox with your bulk emails

Feb 21, 2010 by Author

Yahoo runs one of the strictest Anti Spam setups of all the Free mail Servers.  If you send any kind of bulk emails then you likely haven't had much success getting into the inbox of yahoo.  Your Emails are either bounced with a deferred message like this Reason: Remote host said: 421 4.7.0 TS01 Messages from 69.80.230.7 temporarily deferred due to user complaints - 4.16.55.1. or they end up in the spam folder.  After switching IPs of my mail server I had the opportunity to validate many of my theories on how Yahoo's AntiSpam technology works.

What sender score and IP reputation is really worth to your mail server

Feb 19, 2010 by Author

Most webmasters and server admins are relatively clueless as to what makes email really run.  Recently I was forced to migrate all my websites to new IPs.  I knew I was going to take a hit for this but I didn't realize how much.  This whole experience have given me a new perspective on how to get into yahoo's inbox with your bulk emails and newsletters.

ATT and Verizon DNSBL Problems.

Feb 13, 2010 by Author

Verizon and AT&T yesterday started bounced emails from my server.  This was very unexpected, as non of my websites do any kind of spam.  A few of them do send a newsletter but this is to a double Opt in Maillist.  Everyone getting the newsletter signed up for it.  So in this blog I will chronicle my journey to get this resolved with both ISPs.  If this turns out good, then fine. If it turns out bad, then at least I will have documented it for the rest of the world.

How to increase your open rates for your bulk emails

Nov 14, 2009 by Author

If you are are like me you have a strong belief that if you want it done right you have to do it yourself.  Running a Mail Server that sends any kind of bulk emails brings many issues that noobie Server Admins don't have a clue about.  I found there wasn't much information about how to properly run a mail server so I thought I would write a complete blog on the issue.  So if you want to greatly increase your open rates, read this

SmarterMail 6 Migration Issue with subfolders

Sep 28, 2009 by Author

If you recently migrated one of your domains to another box running smartermail 6 and you had a problem with email not displaying on the subfolders of your mailbox, then you need to read this blog

Constant Contact used by spammers, blacklisted by many

Aug 6, 2009 by Author

For Years Constant Contact has been an easy way for buisinesses to do their bulk emailing without any advanced programmer and server admin skills.  Well I think Constant Contact may be in some trouble, as spammers have been using their servers do send spam.  Read more for the details.

Block Foreign IPs to cut your server load.

Aug 3, 2009 by Author

Even though there are companies that have clients on an international level, most in the USA, are not interested with selling their goods and services to people outside the USA.  If you are one of these companies, that only cares about USA customers, then this blog might help you cut your server load, and Mail Server Load.