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Google and Yahoo’s 2024 Email Policy Updates: What You Need to Know

The MatrixFiles

These policy changes will impact what email Google and Yahoo will accept and deliver to their users’ inboxes, in an effort to decrease spam and spoofing. Key Changes to Google and Yahoo’s Email Guidelines Google and Yahoo’s new policy updates center on three main elements: email authentication, easy unsubscribe, and spam complaints.

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Lame spam of the day: spam mashup

Robert Weiner

This plain-text spam has no sender, subject, formatting, or graphics. After that comes what looks like an email header, then some spam text, then a bunch of blank lines, and finally, to cap the effort, random text from travel guides. Tired of the Tradtionial Phone System? Then a VOIP Phone System is for You.

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Lame spam of the day: self-identified spam

Robert Weiner

This message didn't come from my anti-spam software and my ISP says it didn't come from theirs. Subject: **SPAM ** Re: µ¹.§A¤£°µ§@ª½±µ-»ù¨C¤ù¥u­n26¤¸. Text: Spam detection software, running on the system "nas", has. identified this incoming email as possible spam. To: ruhit_ray@hotmail.com. The original message.

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Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts

Robert Weiner

These aren't as lame-looking as most of the spam I write about: they use the right logos, fonts, and typefaces. The giveaways are: 1) Hover over the links and see where they point before clicking (that's the best way to prevent phishing attacks and malware infections from spam). 3) I got a dozen of the Amazon spams.

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10 Website Maintenance Tips for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS) platform. If you have a contact us form, add a Google reCAPTCHA to help stop spam emails. Here are 10 website maintenance tips that your nonprofit can do yourself to ensure that your website is healthy and running at its best — without needing to break the bank!

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Lame spams of the day: Support Center

Robert Weiner

This batch of spams looks like Facebook messages -- same colors, fonts, and formatting, and they have a "Go To Profile" button. Hello, You have been successfully registered in our Ticketing System. But they don't mention Facebook. Does the familiar look and feel dupe people into clicking before they read? Text: Identical in every case.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

Here's a random selection of strange and/or lame spams I've received recently. This one may not be spam, but I'm not going to click and find out. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Yes, the hyperlink was the first line of the spam, and points where it says it does. 1: I got several of these. 3: Welding helmet? report.htm).

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