Re: [mailop] How Microsoft handles bounces

2021-08-21 Thread Stuart Hochwert via mailop
Al - thanks so much for the details. We are just seeing on hard bounces and likely just Microsoft. It came up when we were trying to analyze hard bounces from COI (confirmed opt in) mailings to a new user at Microsoft. We are COI for all domains but noticed the asynchronous issue at Microsof

Re: [mailop] How Microsoft handles bounces

2021-08-21 Thread Al Iverson via mailop
The common industry term for what you're referring to is "asynchronous bounce" (google it -- it'd help provide more background) and these are actually somewhat uncommon nowadays, as they contribute to a spam/annoyance problem called "backscatter" where somebody other than the sender gets unwanted m

[mailop] How Microsoft handles bounces

2021-08-21 Thread Stuart Hochwert via mailop
Our tech team has been trying to look more closely into how Microsoft handles bounces. We are Return Path/Validity Sender Score Certified and have no known issues. We are a content creator in the arts and crafts and recipe niche content categories. In looking at an internal write-up it looks lik