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SpamAssassin UPDATE
While spam check is in place now, it will not stop any broadcasts until October 2nd. For the time being spam check will be available as a report on your preview page.
CoolerEmail's new spam check feature in effect since August 15th now makes use of a widely used spam filtering application, SpamAssassin. The new spam check feature runs a user's content
through it and is much more advanced, providing a detailed analysis. A numeric score is assigned to the content, and a report showing the breakdown of that score is provided. This will aid the user in altering their message to make it less
"spammy." This is important because "spammy" content is both more likely to be caught by spam filters and reported as such, should it actually make it to the user's inbox -- even if the user opted in to receive that message.
CoolerEmail has added this feature to the preview page; however, it will also be run automatically on the send screen. The default (i.e., standard) installation settings for SpamAssassin designates anything with a score of 5 or more to be
spam, though many administrators set the spam score threshold to as low as 3.
Also, if a user has included a link to a URL that has been blacklisted by one of the major blacklist operators (SORBS, SURBL, SpamHaus, etc.), then that message will also be blocked. The user will see a message on the
send page informing them that their message cannot be sent and the reason why. For any message with a score over 5, CoolerEmail will warn users that their message runs a high risk of being sent to the junk folder and that they should
review their spam report and change their content accordingly.
If spam trap warnings occur, always, always, always alter content to remove those keywords before sending the edition.
We are always striving to make CoolerEmail ever better. Customer requests for feature enhancements are responsible for many additions. If you have feedback or suggestions, please send them to:
suggest@cooleremail.com.
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