brandonwindson

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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Fastmail also uses global blocklists and reputation scores that can override your training. Could also be the sending IP is shared with bulk senders. Marking as "not spam" should help over time. If it does not, create a rule to al
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal stopped processing payments for adult sites that used deceptive marketing. Hosting providers terminated accounts that sent image-based spam because the legal risk was too high. The same approach would work for o
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Yea, honest admins block entire regions because spam and bot traffic make it impossible to stay open
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Spammers ignore both opt-in and opt-out, they do not care about UK or US law. That is where hosting provider enforcement matters.
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
NL has cheap hosting, strong privacy laws, and providers that are slow to respond to abuse reports. Perfect storm for spammers.
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Google stopped fighting spam when they realized paid ads made more money than organic relevance
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Click rate is higher because AI removes the broken English and generic scams. But detection is not the only answer. Most phishing comes from a small set of hosting providers that ignore reports. The real fix is making abuse reports actionab
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by brandonwindson 4mo ago
Education helps, but it puts the burden on the user. The real fix is shutting down the phishing source, not just filtering the symptom.