Comments on: Gmail Using Authentication To Block Scams http://blog.mailchimp.com/gmail-using-authentication-to-block-scams/ MailChimp, email marketing, and monkeys! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Simon Crabbhttp://blog.mailchimp.com/gmail-using-authentication-to-block-scams/#comment-3829 Simon Crabb Sun, 10 May 2009 10:40:23 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/gmail-using-authentication-to-block-scams/#comment-3829 I have an issue with this, all my email (for dozens of domains) comes into my dedicated server, is filtered by domain, by spam filters and finally by procmail. It then gets forwarded onto the appropriate accounts for the user.So my personal and business email ends up in a gmail account. But, in the last few days and weeks I've noticed zero emails from ebay/paypal. And I guess I now know why!The intermediate forwarding step is clearly making them look like they are coming from somewhere else, and not from a legitimate source.How annoying, and, how do I get around it? I have an issue with this, all my email (for dozens of domains) comes into my dedicated server, is filtered by domain, by spam filters and finally by procmail. It then gets forwarded onto the appropriate accounts for the user.

So my personal and business email ends up in a gmail account. But, in the last few days and weeks I’ve noticed zero emails from ebay/paypal. And I guess I now know why!

The intermediate forwarding step is clearly making them look like they are coming from somewhere else, and not from a legitimate source.

How annoying, and, how do I get around it?

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]]> By: J.D.http://blog.mailchimp.com/gmail-using-authentication-to-block-scams/#comment-1237 J.D. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:59:42 +0000 http://blog.mailchimp.com/gmail-using-authentication-to-block-scams/#comment-1237 The reason ISPs don't block un-authenticated mail is that most legitimate senders don't authenticate yet -- and even those who do only indicate that they sign <i>some</i> of their mail, rather than all of it.Authentication isn't going to be driven by deliverability, because it has very little to do with deliverability. It's much more about security -- and if brand owners don't take even this basic step to protect their brand's security, they only have themselves to blame when somebody sends spam (or worse) in their name. The reason ISPs don’t block un-authenticated mail is that most legitimate senders don’t authenticate yet — and even those who do only indicate that they sign some of their mail, rather than all of it.

Authentication isn’t going to be driven by deliverability, because it has very little to do with deliverability. It’s much more about security — and if brand owners don’t take even this basic step to protect their brand’s security, they only have themselves to blame when somebody sends spam (or worse) in their name.

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