Gmail, Yahoo announce new 2024 authentication requirements for bulk senders

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 12:32 AM UTC

sleepyhead wrote: post #174

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #155

> we’ll enforce a clear spam rate threshold that senders must stay under I hope they make it really strict. I'm sick of companies that send you spam ("newsletters") just because you interacted with them once, then when you unsubscribe, you get unsubscribed from that one list, so they keep spamming you just with a slightly different newsletter type. (Edit: Also, everything requiring a notification - by e-mail if they…

This is exactly why GDPR exists. What you are describing is illegal in the EU. Sending marketing communication requires clear opt in consent.

Post by EGreg » Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 12:40 AM UTC

sleepyhead wrote: post #174

tgsovlerkhgsel wrote: post #155

> we’ll enforce a clear spam rate threshold that senders must stay under I hope they make it really strict. I'm sick of companies that send you spam ("newsletters") just because you interacted with them once, then when you unsubscribe, you get unsubscribed from that one list, so they keep spamming you just with a slightly different newsletter type. (Edit: Also, everything requiring a notification - by e-mail if they…

This is exactly why GDPR exists. What you are describing is illegal in the EU. Sending marketing communication requires clear opt in consent.

Post by oefrha » Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 12:47 AM UTC

EGreg wrote: post #223

sleepyhead wrote: post #174

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is exactly why GDPR exists. What you are describing is illegal in the EU. Sending marketing communication requires clear opt in consent.

Referring people by email to the site!

Post by happytiger » Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 12:56 AM UTC

linsomniac wrote: post #212

happytiger wrote: post #197

Bulk sending breaks the utility of email. I wish there was a way to say, “Don’t allow my email to receive bulk sent emails.” I can’t imagine how much that would improve my life. I just don’t want to see it. It breaks my attention far too frequently for far too little utility, and I would love it if entire emails I own could be bulk spam free. I don’t really want a better version of our shitty current system.

The issue is: How does a server determine that a message is bulk sent?

Post by georgyo » Tue, Oct 31, 2023, 12:59 AM UTC

drdaeman wrote: post #201

georgyo wrote: post #181

Reading all the comments makes me think I'm an outlier. I very aggressively unsubscribe from everything so I get very little mailing list spam. Maybe a few messages a month. What I do get _constantly_ is spam email messages to my inbox from Gmail and Outlook domains. At least one a day for many years. Because it from Gmail, they have very little spam filtering done, yet if any other provider sent these messages then…

> I very aggressively unsubscribe from everything Never unsubscribe from anything you haven't subscribed for (or at least where you haven't gave your email address to the sending party), because I believe any interaction with unsolicited emails provide spammers with a clear signal that their spam is not just delivered but also read and interacted with, so they get more agressive.