On Wed, Dec 24, 2003 at 08:41:28AM -0500, Rubin Bennett wrote:
> They're getting harder to catch: this one came in this morning and only
> scored 4.0 out of 5.0.
>
> The only identifying feature that I can come up with is that it was sent
> to an address that I no longer use. I'm going to write a rule to tag
> messages sent to that address with an extra point or so, but since some
> folks never update their address books, I can't blacklist that address.
>
> I did notice however, a large block of whitespace in this message: is
> there a rule somewhere that will catch that?
Heh, serendipity.
I run an ISP, inch.com.
We complained to them about spam to "@inch.com" this morning. They
responded saying they were 100% opt-in. We went looking through the
maillog.
Dictionary spam. The nerve of some people.
All the copies I dug up have :
From: "Traffic Post" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
as well as all the other [EMAIL PROTECTED] headers.
I'd encourage everyone to blacklist these idiots.
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From: Samantha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Spam Complaint against 66.209.84.3
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 11:35:38 -0800
Hi,
This is to let you know that what we are sending out to any of your clients is
not spam.
Each person that we send email to has opted in to our partner site which
SPECIFICALLY states that they will receive 3rd party offers.
Again, they were sent an e-mail allowing them to opt out with a notice that
they choose to opt in to receive special offers from them and our 3rd party
sites. - Again, these people did not opt out.
Now, Mail-Power, as a partner site is giving them a 3rd option to opt out and
not participate with us. We have made it very convenient as possible for each
and every person. On EVERY email that goes out there is an opt-out link and
for EVERY email that goes out there is also a toll free number you can call.
This assures people that they are able to get off of this email.
Mail-Power is very understanding of the complaints and circumstances and we will
handle each one of them individually and we will take them off of the email
lists ASAP. Please understand that our company is on the up-and-up and we
understand the laws and definately strive to follow them completely.
I'm personally sorry you are getting complaints, but any complaints you have,
please let them know that there are very easy, effective ways to get off of our
email list right at the bottom of the email.
Thank you for your understanding and co-operation.
Sincerely,
Samantha Bullock
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> <B>Keywords in Body Text</B><BR>
> Have your Webmaster structure the text on your homepage around your one
> most important keyword phrase. Emphasize that main keyword phrase in the
> first paragraph and in your main and sub headlines.
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> <B>Keywords in Text Links </B><BR>
> When creating textual links, try to make the link a keyword since the
> text within a link is sometimes weighed more heavily than words found in
> the regular body text.
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> <B>Keywords in Alt Tags </B><BR>
> The alt tag defines the text to display for a graphic if the user has
> graphics turned off. Some search engines will look for keywords in the
> alt tags so it is good to have your Webmaster set the alt tags with
> keywords.
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> <B>Keywords in Header Text </B><BR>
> Always opt for H1 header content as opposed to a larger font when the
> text contains a keyword. Header content is considered more descriptive
> of what is actually on the page so it is weighed more heavily by the
> search engines.
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> <B>Keyword Frequency </B><BR>
> Frequency is how often a keyword appears on the page or in an area on
> the page. Try to have your one primary keyword phrase appear a total of
> 5 to 15 times in all the visible areas of the page. This would include 1
> time in the title area, 1 to 5 times in the body text area, 1 to 3 times
> in the link text area, 1 to 4 times in the alt text area, and 1 to 5 in
> the header text area.
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