[anti-abuse-wg] Not Abuse
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andre at ox.co.za
Tue Aug 15 09:43:15 CEST 2017
On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:31:53 +0200 peter h <peter at hk.ipsec.se> wrote: > On Tuesday 15 August 2017 09.17, ox wrote: > > Hi All, > > Some spammers are now sending "verify your email account" spam > > abuse. > I would say that sending a single unsolicited "verify your email > account" IS SPAM The keyword here is "unsolicited" > > This is not the same as a mail sent as a respons to some action done, > subscribe or purchase from someone. That "verify your email account" > is legitimate. > I agree, but spammers are never going to admit that they bought an email database... > This is not the same as a mail sent as a respons to some action done, > subscribe or purchase from someone. That "verify your email account" > is legitimate. > But, if you receive a submitted email address, how many times can you confirm it, before your actions become abusive? I am thinking one (1) per 24 hour period and maximum total of three? > But unsolicited is always spam. > +1 I think many people agree that a single unsolicited email is spam and is abuse. On another note: The selling of email databases should be illegal. Andre -- > > > > > When an email address is submitted and a vendor confirms that email > > address (prior to subscribing it to a bulk mail list, etc) : > > > > imho, sending a single (one) email to verify/confirm every 24 hour > > period - with a maximum of two verify/confirms reminders (one per 24 > > hour period) - is not abuse. > > > > But sending more than one verify/confirm email, in a single 24 hour > > period - and sending more than 3 emails in total - in any period - > > is abuse. > > > > I know that I have used the spammer, twitter.com before as an > > example, but they are good examples to use. > > > > Twitter.com seems to never remove their victims email addresses (and > > even ignores unsubscribe requests). Twitter.com also seems to go > > through bursts of activity and sends many confirmation emails to > > spamtraps (accounts that has never existed and only exists in stolen > > databases - i.e not real person/people) - whether criminals or third > > parties submit these fake email addresses to twitter.com or how > > twitter.com obtains these addresses are not relevant to this thread > > > > What is relevant is: Do you agree that sending "more than 3 verify > > your email account" is abuse? > > > > If you do not agree, what do you think that number should be? > > > > How many "verify your email address" and reminders to confirm, etc. > > is not abuse, in your opinion? > > > > Like I said, I think one in 24 hours and a total of three, seems > > reasonable to me. > > > > Thanks! > > > > Andre > > > > >
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