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Spam Resource: Here’s an odd SpamAssassin problem
- February 17, 2022
- Posted by: Top Deliverability
- Category: Industry News Spam Resource
Al Iverson just released a new engaging blog on Spam Resource:
I was just testing an email for a friend of a friend. Part of that testing involved running the email through my KBXSCORE checker. It came back with very few issues; most of the header bits are configured properly and the email is fully authenticated.But I had a weirdly higher-than-expected SpamAssassin score, and when I looked at what rule caused the score to spike, it was this one: PDS_OTHER_BAD_TLD. This particular SpamAssassin rule is meant to warn users of “untrustworthy TLDs” (top level domains) like, for example, .click. Meaning that the makers of SpamAssassin believe that linking to a “dot click” domain is a spam sign.But this email didn’t link to a “dot click” domain. Or did it? I couldn’t see it at first, but then I went through the text version with a fine tooth comb and here’s what I saw (slightly redacted):Thank you for subscribing to receive emails from…
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