Increased deferrals at Yahoo/AOL/Verizon
Over the past 10 days or so, many senders have reported an increased number of deferrals for recipients at Yahoo. These deferrals also affect AOL and Verizon addresses, since these are now all running...
View ArticleVerizon (Media Group) launches Postmaster page beta
Earlier today, VMG (the mailbox provider formerly known as Oath) announced via Tumblr that their all-new Postmaster page is live. The page, which will serve as a unified resource for all things...
View ArticleYahoo bounces and missing Gmail Postmaster data (it’s not just you)
It’s that time of the year again: the sun is out, birds are chirping, flowers are starting to bloom…and Yahoo is disabling unused accounts (technically it’s Verizon Media Group, but the bounce message...
View ArticleListen to M³AAWG: Don’t buy that list!
If you’ve worked in the email industry for more than about a week, you have probably heard sending to purchased lists is bad. If you use an ESP, they’ve almost certainly told you it’s not recommended...
View ArticleAnother extended Google Postmaster Tools outage
There’s no surer way to have things break than to take a vacation, and it seems that adage again rings true in the deliverability world. During my own time away from the office, it seems Google...
View ArticleGoogle Postmaster Tools data update
As of now, data seems to be trickling into my own Google Postmaster Tools display, with some monitored domains showing current data (i.e. 2-3 days ago, as is standard in GPT). The data is still spotty,...
View ArticleUPDATED – More Google Postmaster Tools weirdness?
Reports have been trickling in today that senders are seeing spikes in “Bad” reputation in Google’s IP Reputation Postmaster page. In checking my own instance, I found at least 3 major senders whose...
View ArticleExtended Telus email outage could be hurting your open rates
If you’ve sent mail to Canadian recipients over the past few days, there’s a good chance your engagement rates have been lower than expected. Telus, a major Canadian telecom and mailbox provider, has...
View ArticleUPDATED: More blips at Google Postmaster Tools
Multiple reports have been coming in about Google’s Postmaster Tools data being missing for the past few days. Most reports indicate no data since 8/17, but some of my own domains were last updated on...
View ArticleGoogle Postmaster Tools issues drag into second week
Last week we told you about an outage with Google’s Postmaster Tools data, which was missing data starting on 8/16 (many domains had data for 8/17). According to my own data and reports from others,...
View ArticleSeeing red at Google Postmaster?
If you logged into your Google Postmaster Tools dashboard late yesterday or today, you may have been greeted with a troubling sight in the IP reputation graph: From what we can tell, it appears to be...
View ArticleGmail tab weirdness
A few days ago I had a client who mentioned seeing something unusual in their Gmail testing. Their messages, which usually end up in the Promotions tab, had been hitting the Primary tab for almost two...
View ArticleDon't be so quick to suppress those mailbox full bounces
Over the years, it has been a common practice to convert certain temporary bounces into permanent bounces after a series of occurrences. Some ESPs will escalate bounces that occur X number of times in...
View ArticleMicrosoft brings Inbox Tabs to Outlook on the web
Last week, a mysterious, newly-created Twitter account shared these screenshots of Microsoft’s Outlook web interface with tabs similar to those found in Gmail:...
View ArticleSpamhaus Blocklist Removal Center is no more (soon)
Earlier today, Spamhaus announced via their News blog that their Blocklist Removal Center is being sunset. The organization indicated the decade-old page needed a refresh to improve its usefulness to...
View ArticleAre Google Postmaster Tools down?
If you’re having a little trouble accessing Google’s Postmaster Tools interface today, take solace in the fact you’re not alone. Attempting to load anything in the GPT portal results in only a...
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