The Email Wars

We watch our own newsletter list for www.eroi.com pretty carefully as we like clean data. One thing I saw this AM was a new domain that I had not seen used before. I did a reverse look up and found that it is indeed a spam trap domain. www.exmaps.com. Sounds simple when you see it, like a mapping company, but it is actually SpamEx spelled backwards. Clever huh. I added below as to how spamex works. It is interesting to not that it is a simple system that guards the user. I like that, and tracks if the email address being registered with is sold, rented ot used anywhere else.

I have seen over the years, I think a better solution. This is to buy a domain, (Happy hour on domains for $1 today from noon to 2pm PST on Dotster) and just set up aliases using the name of where you sign up at (like eroinews@domain.com) and know you know if someone is using your email address for EVIL.

My takeaway for email marketers is to really watch the subscribers on a regular basis and use some filters for honeypots and spam traps. Or you may be letting spies and secret agents behind your lines.

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