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I love the spam filter Google has, but this makes me wonder how many e-mails that I'm actually not receiving.
I love the spam filter Google has, but this makes me wonder how many e-mails that I'm actually not receiving.
I had the same thing happen to me last week. I was emailing
from my gmail account to a non-gmail account, and it was rejected on three attempts with the same error you just posted...
What was the so called "spam" I was sending? It was a 5 sentence, text-only message that was explaining to someone how to use a certain adsense feature...
hmmm...
A real eye-opener here.
Jim
I had the same thing happen to me last week. I was emailing
from my gmail account to a non-gmail account, and it was rejected on three attempts with the same error you just posted...
What was the so called "spam" I was sending? It was a 5 sentence, text-only message that was explaining to someone how to use a certain adsense feature...
hmmm...
A real eye-opener here.
Jim
I wouldn't have detected it had I not had reports that showed me an inordinate number of people signing up who all had the first and last names of a majorly distributed pharmaceutical.
My suspicion is that it's simply one of the infinite number of unintended consequences that comes from being as big as they are. Empire-building results in a growing need for empire-maintenance and, seriously, cracks are gonna start appearing in the walls and I think stuff like this is just one of them.
That being said, I would prefer MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR ENTITIES like Google to rely less on an ever-increasing set of algorithms/restrictions and to put some of those multi-billions into a fund specifically set up to hunt down, massively fine and incarcerate spammers.
After all, we know that terrorists have a difficult time operating without the tacit "nod" from a sovereign state, and so it goes with spammers. The controls should be placed on the affiliate programs of the pharmaceutical companies.
Spamming is a cancer and it's about time the multi-billion dollar entities who have been earning money off of us for so long step up to the plate and go to war with their enemies.
One of the reasons this doesn't happen so quickly is invisible to most people. With an "evil" like spamming in the world, Google can tout it's amazing track record in dealing with spam. Kinda like Osama Bin Laden keeps the military industrialization complex fat and happy.
Don't you think your "trouble" is not really a top-level concern but something, as far as solutions are concerned, way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyy down the line? Can you really get the right people concerned about it? Will it just result in a minor tweak to the spam filters or can we get something going once and for all that will require the CONDUITS to take some responsibility for their CONDUCIVE natures?
Good luck with your dilemma,
Sam
I wouldn't have detected it had I not had reports that showed me an inordinate number of people signing up who all had the first and last names of a majorly distributed pharmaceutical.
My suspicion is that it's simply one of the infinite number of unintended consequences that comes from being as big as they are. Empire-building results in a growing need for empire-maintenance and, seriously, cracks are gonna start appearing in the walls and I think stuff like this is just one of them.
That being said, I would prefer MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR ENTITIES like Google to rely less on an ever-increasing set of algorithms/restrictions and to put some of those multi-billions into a fund specifically set up to hunt down, massively fine and incarcerate spammers.
After all, we know that terrorists have a difficult time operating without the tacit "nod" from a sovereign state, and so it goes with spammers. The controls should be placed on the affiliate programs of the pharmaceutical companies.
Spamming is a cancer and it's about time the multi-billion dollar entities who have been earning money off of us for so long step up to the plate and go to war with their enemies.
One of the reasons this doesn't happen so quickly is invisible to most people. With an "evil" like spamming in the world, Google can tout it's amazing track record in dealing with spam. Kinda like Osama Bin Laden keeps the military industrialization complex fat and happy.
Don't you think your "trouble" is not really a top-level concern but something, as far as solutions are concerned, way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyy down the line? Can you really get the right people concerned about it? Will it just result in a minor tweak to the spam filters or can we get something going once and for all that will require the CONDUITS to take some responsibility for their CONDUCIVE natures?
Good luck with your dilemma,
Sam
I had been with Excite for many years, but I have recently discovered that they have been doing all sorts of deceptive filtering, blocking, and bouncing of emails even though I had specifically turned off all spam filters. I really hope Gmail is not going down the same road as Excite, Hotmail, and several others. It has been a real pain to switch primary email addresses because of the sheer number of programs and websites that I have registered with, not to mention any other places where I have contact info listed. I really, really do not want to have to go through all of this hassle again!
I had been with Excite for many years, but I have recently discovered that they have been doing all sorts of deceptive filtering, blocking, and bouncing of emails even though I had specifically turned off all spam filters. I really hope Gmail is not going down the same road as Excite, Hotmail, and several others. It has been a real pain to switch primary email addresses because of the sheer number of programs and websites that I have registered with, not to mention any other places where I have contact info listed. I really, really do not want to have to go through all of this hassle again!
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You get what you pay for with Google in terms of privacy, support, and peace of mind...
You get what you pay for with Google in terms of privacy, support, and peace of mind...
Email addresses on a domain reported as SPAMMING can result in repeated blacklisting. Anyone who has a mailing list knows that they can get reported no matter how careful they are and in spite of using double-opt in mail management systems.
A writer friend of mine in Canada forwarded 230 emails from her desktop to three different email accounts and pulled them into her new laptop. Only 173 ever showed up and many of those took 72 hours to arrive.
Many don't realize that many ISPs have disabled notifications to reduce load on their servers and just throw your emails in the bit-bucket (computer jargon for trashcan) and you have no way of knowing they didn't get through.
This situation is causing massive communications issues and broken relationships. I highly recommend using only "Closed-Loop" communcations, i.e., follow-up and never assume a message was received until you get a direct response.
Email addresses on a domain reported as SPAMMING can result in repeated blacklisting. Anyone who has a mailing list knows that they can get reported no matter how careful they are and in spite of using double-opt in mail management systems.
A writer friend of mine in Canada forwarded 230 emails from her desktop to three different email accounts and pulled them into her new laptop. Only 173 ever showed up and many of those took 72 hours to arrive.
Many don't realize that many ISPs have disabled notifications to reduce load on their servers and just throw your emails in the bit-bucket (computer jargon for trashcan) and you have no way of knowing they didn't get through.
This situation is causing massive communications issues and broken relationships. I highly recommend using only "Closed-Loop" communcations, i.e., follow-up and never assume a message was received until you get a direct response.
I have never tried contacting gMail support, but my email provider provides email service for several million users and uses a similar filtering system. Whenever messages I send, or messages I fail to receive, are blocked in this manner, I usually just forward them a copy of the original sent email's source code and ask them to review the message for possible false positives. More often than not they modify their patterns file and I can send/receive the messages once again.
I have never tried contacting gMail support, but my email provider provides email service for several million users and uses a similar filtering system. Whenever messages I send, or messages I fail to receive, are blocked in this manner, I usually just forward them a copy of the original sent email's source code and ask them to review the message for possible false positives. More often than not they modify their patterns file and I can send/receive the messages once again.
1. Compress the file - send it as [filename].zip
2. Create an RSS 2.0 feed, where someone can send any type of file via subscription
Oddly, I'm not noticing a lot of outnesses in my mail with Gmail (my Yahoo account is a lot worse on handling spam).
1. Compress the file - send it as [filename].zip
2. Create an RSS 2.0 feed, where someone can send any type of file via subscription
Oddly, I'm not noticing a lot of outnesses in my mail with Gmail (my Yahoo account is a lot worse on handling spam).
I have two personal email accounts from gmail and yahoo and the former is the better of the two. I am however prepared to wait and watch as, there are many things begining to happen at Google that are puzzling to say the least.
I have two personal email accounts from gmail and yahoo and the former is the better of the two. I am however prepared to wait and watch as, there are many things begining to happen at Google that are puzzling to say the least.
What is more important? Email Deliverability or Spam Free Inboxes? I guess, the answer depends on what side of the fence you are sitting. --John
What is more important? Email Deliverability or Spam Free Inboxes? I guess, the answer depends on what side of the fence you are sitting. --John
I know this is not evil but its not very ethical either.
I know this is not evil but its not very ethical either.
Greetings,
Semmy Stumpp
Without Fun There Is No Success!
http://www.semmy.name
I "love" advertisment like this: "Go to www.mystore.com or write to mystore_4637XYU[at]googlemail.com". Very professional. I don't get it, what those people are thinking about.
Greetings,
Semmy Stumpp
Without Fun There Is No Success!
http://www.semmy.name
I "love" advertisment like this: "Go to www.mystore.com or write to mystore_4637XYU[at]googlemail.com". Very professional. I don't get it, what those people are thinking about.
Who knew Big Brother would actually turn out to be Google.
Who knew Big Brother would actually turn out to be Google.