> I've been very saddened. Sendgrid was a reputable ESP that has fallen > from grace. About 6-7 months ago, we started seeing pretty large > amounts of spam from them.
Exactly - this tracks with the timeline when a) they ceased being certified by us, b) certain key people who *had* been involved with making sure that SendGrid did the right thing left, and then c) they were acquired by Twilio. Acquisitions of reputable players in the email space generally lead to a decline in how white hat they are, because of course the acquirers are almost always only (or at least primarily) interested in a return on their $ investment (witness Habeas). > I've personally tried reaching out to Twilio / Sendgrid leadership to alert > them to the issue. I did as well, and was assured that they have a unit whose task it is to ensure all Sendgrid/Twilio communications are "wanted, secure and legal." Sigh. Anne -- Anne P. Mitchell, Attorney at Law CEO, SuretyMail Email Reputation Certification Dean of Cyberlaw & Cybersecurity, Lincoln Law School Advisor, Governor's Innovation Response Team Task Force Author: Section 6 of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 (the Federal anti-spam law) Board of Directors, Denver Internet Exchange Chair Emeritus, Asilomar Microcomputer Workshop Former Counsel: Mail Abuse Prevention System (MAPS) _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://chilli.nosignal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mailop
