404-compliant

October 20, 2021
Posted by: Nicola Selenu

A website that has been terminated by its hosting provider for terms of service violation is said to be “404-compliant”, a reference to the 404 “not found” status code in HTTP and a parody of spammers claiming their spam is 301 compliant, referring to a bill that never made it into a law.

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Author:Nicola Selenu

Nicola Selenu is a recognized leader in the Email Industry (with 15 years of professional experience as an Email Marketing and Deliverability Consultant) and an active member of the Anti-Abuse community. Some (of the many) brands that proudly served during his career in Email are: Adobe, Nestlé, Expedia, Gucci, Bulgari, Luxottica, UNHCR, Amnesty International, LastMinute, Acer, Groupon.

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