[anti-abuse-wg] RIPE 57: Anti Abuse WG Minutes

> > One issue that companies see is that
> > users
> > sign-up to newsletters or the like, then forget they have done so
> > and  hit
> > the "report spam" button when something drops into their inbox.
> >
> > If such spam reports are made, then the sender's emails will be
> > blocked
> > by the service provider and legitimately requested email will not
> > reach
> > its destination, thereby affecting the relevant sender's
> business.

Apologies for this addition, but I would also like to note that this specific scenario is a non-issue. If a service provider blocks mail because of user requests or any other reason, it is within its right to do so. Mail server farms are private property; no sender can have a subjective right to reach anyone's inbox, whether or not said sender's profits would be affected by its bulk mail not being read.

I guess the bottom line is that bulk mailing is such a tainted industry that anyone who sets up shop therein must assume that their mail will be blocked to heaven and back.

-- 
Thor Kottelin
http://www.anta.net/