Re: SpamWhack

[David VanHorn <]

> Most companies would probably take the "spamwhack rating" of new customers
> as advisory only. Or at least, I would. The guidelines of the ISP putting
> the client on the list might not be the same guidelines the new ISP
> has.
Certainly.


> Also, I can easily envision a scenario where a user running his own
> 10000+ opt-in fully-verified mailinglist at a clueless provider with a
> few clueless subscribers can get a listing on spamwhack, for completely
> the wrong reasons.
This is why we have the back end.

When you toss a user, you file with us, and we issue a tracking number. You 
file the documentation with the tracking number.

The user would presumably go to a different ISP, and apply there, maybe be 
refused, or maybe he calls up the ISP  who tosses him. Either way, he is 
given the tracking number. If the user wants to contest, he can call us, 
give the tracking number, and we contact the ISP, and look the issue 
over.  At this point, I don't have a any firm rules on what happens here, 
but I expect that a little investigation would reveal wether this was an 
accidental listing, or just a spammer trying to get back in.  Generally, I 
think the tossed users are unlikely to protest unless they are innocent.

This is also why we won't take listings from non-members.

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