Comments on: DreamHost Abuse Center http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/ Tips & Tricks for Dreamhosters Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:48:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/comment-page-1/#comment-7527 Jeff Fri, 04 May 2007 01:04:30 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/#comment-7527 > rlparker - I’ve always called it duble opt-in… Must be my > spammer background *eyes Unofficial DreamHost Blog owner suspiciously* :) - Jeff @ DreamHost > rlparker – I’ve always called it duble opt-in… Must be my
> spammer background

*eyes Unofficial DreamHost Blog owner suspiciously*

:)

- Jeff @ DreamHost

]]> By: Unofficial DreamHost Blog http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/comment-page-1/#comment-7518 Unofficial DreamHost Blog Wed, 02 May 2007 19:51:56 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/#comment-7518 rlparker - I've always called it duble opt-in... Must be my spammer background ;-) rlparker – I’ve always called it duble opt-in… Must be my spammer background ;-)

]]> By: Jeff http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/comment-page-1/#comment-7516 Jeff Wed, 02 May 2007 18:38:50 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/#comment-7516 > I’ve been told in the past that the term “double opt-in” is primarily used by spammers to > describe the confirmed opt-in process, as it tends to characterize it as a more onerous > burden for “legitimate” commercial e-mailers. ;-) That's absolutely the case, and the main reason we don't use the term. Any time we have someone come to us using the term "double opt-in", we take an even closer look at their mailing practices as odds are significant that they could be getting themselves in trouble. - Jeff @ DreamHost > I’ve been told in the past that the term “double opt-in” is primarily used by spammers to
> describe the confirmed opt-in process, as it tends to characterize it as a more onerous
> burden for “legitimate” commercial e-mailers. ;-)

That’s absolutely the case, and the main reason we don’t use the term. Any time we have someone come to us using the term “double opt-in”, we take an even closer look at their mailing practices as odds are significant that they could be getting themselves in trouble.

- Jeff @ DreamHost

]]> By: rlparker http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/comment-page-1/#comment-7498 rlparker Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:21:47 +0000 http://blog.dreamhosters.com/2007/04/26/dreamhost-abuse-center/#comment-7498 I see in your article you use the term "double opt-in requirements" when describing the contents of the "Spam and UBE" section of the abuse.dreamhost.com site, so I though I'd comment with this e4xcerpt from that page: "Term: Opt-In Confirmation "Opt-in confirmation" is a process wherein a person who has opted-in confirms that they want to be on that list before receiving bulk email associated with that list. This ensures that, for example, someone can't sign someone else up for a list without their knowledge or consent. Only the person who has access to the email address being subscribed to the list can confirm the opt-in. This is sometimes called "closed-loop confirmation" or (erroneously) "double opt-in". I've been told in the past that the term "double opt-in" is primarily used by spammers to describe the confirmed opt-in process, as it tends to characterize it as a more onerous burden for "legitimate" commercial e-mailers. ;-) I see in your article you use the term “double opt-in requirements” when describing the contents of the “Spam and UBE” section of the abuse.dreamhost.com site, so I though I’d comment with this e4xcerpt from that page:

“Term: Opt-In Confirmation
“Opt-in confirmation” is a process wherein a person who has opted-in confirms that they want to be on that list before receiving bulk email associated with that list. This ensures that, for example, someone can’t sign someone else up for a list without their knowledge or consent. Only the person who has access to the email address being subscribed to the list can confirm the opt-in. This is sometimes called “closed-loop confirmation” or (erroneously) “double opt-in”.

I’ve been told in the past that the term “double opt-in” is primarily used by spammers to describe the confirmed opt-in process, as it tends to characterize it as a more onerous burden for “legitimate” commercial e-mailers. ;-)

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