> On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 6:50 AM Ralf Hildebrandt via mailop > <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: >> >> * Mathieu Bourdin <m.bour...@dolist.com>: >> > Hi again, >> > >> > >> >> > First, a precision: my reply is missing 2 lines wich, for short, >> > were saying: "but usually you don't get listed on the first sending to >> > a trap, >> >> Yes, because that would instantaneously blacklist all servers sending >> double-opt-in >> mails > > If you are a smart spamtrap operator, you would have code that > recognizes a confirmation message and flags someone to look at the > trap is volume gets unreasonable. > >> > it's more an accumulation of emails to different traps that >> > get you in trouble form what I understand of how traps work". >> >> Hopefully. > > IME, if you send even a single phishing/malware email, you'll get > blocked right quick. > >> > Second: yeah if the domain/address you are sending to was giving you >> > "proof of life" (answers and so on) until very recently and is now >> > being used as a trap that would be kinda rude (and not very useful to >> > detect actual spammers), most trap owners I have spoken with usually >> > say that they will bounce (hard) mails for at least 6 months straight >> > on re-used addresses (and most say they do it for at least a year). > > A year is IMHO best practice. > > --kelly >
Definitely best practice. I have several companies that email me once a year for a particular event, like the WW2 re-enactment even in PA every June. Six months would not have fixed it and they would get ensnared in the trap Michael _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
