[FX.php List] [OFF] Sending php mail as anyone(?!)

[Jonathan Schwartz]

Joel,

Yes. That is one good tip.  There are 999 more, each one of which is 
rooted in the practices of what spammers do or what they look like to 
the spam filters.

And it's not just the content of the email.  The spam "score" also 
involves the reputation of the sending server, the HTML construction, 
the email construction, the mass mail client, and WhiteList factors.

I pay handsomely for service that automatically submits my test 
emails to all the spam filters at one time, delivering a score. Send 
me an email directly from the development server.  I'll help you see 
what the spam filters see.

Jonathan

At 11:11 AM -0700 7/31/08, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>Hey Jonathan
>
>For my first test, I had just a couple of words in the body of the 
>email, and it did go into my junk folder.
>
>I searched the Net and found "How to (legitimately) minimize being 
>seen as spam":
><http://www.swiftmailer.org/wikidocs/v3/tips/spam>
>
>There are a number of tips in that.  For me, the one that seemed to 
>make a difference was:  "Don't send really short messages:  I know 
>it's stupid, but it does make a difference. A short email (as in one 
>sentence) is more likely be tagged as spam than a long one."  (Now 
>*I* wouldn't say that's so stupid ;-)
>
>-Joel
>
>
>On Jul 31, 2008, at 6:33 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>>Hi Joel,
>>
>>The game isn't how much email gets SENT. It's how much email gets 
>>READ.  Notice I didn't say RECEIVED. You email could very well be 
>>RECEIVED, but put in the SPAM or JUNK folder, where it is unlikely 
>>to be RECOGNIZED, OPENED or READ.
>>
>>Between Point A and Point B, there is layer upon layer of hardware 
>>and software attempting to decide if your mail goes through or not, 
>>often arbitrarily.  You can maximize your success by knowing the 
>>hard and fast rules and keeping current with the less defined, 
>>ever-changing spam filter rules.  Your mail gets through by NOT 
>>doing what the spam filters are looking for, even though you don't 
>>really understand what that is.  Fun, huh?
>>
>>This list isn't the place to have a further discussion unless other 
>>folks want to hear it.
>>
>>Send me an email from the server in question. I will contact you 
>>offline and get you started on this bumpy road. ;-)
>>
>>Jonathan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>At 11:41 PM -0700 7/30/08, Joel Shapiro wrote:
>>>Hi all
>>>
>>>I'm just starting to look at sending mail via php.
>>>
>>>What am I missing?  Any recommended primers on this crazy scary new world?
>>>
>>>TIA,
>>>-Joel
>>
>>
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