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SpamCop FAQ : (Category) Help for abuse-desks and administrators : What is your opinion of FFA (free for all) pages?

April 26, 2017abuse-desks administrators category FFA Free help Opinion pages SpamCop

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SpamCop FAQ : (Category) Help for abuse-desks and administrators : What is your opinion of FFA (free for all) pages?

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Question, continued: I have an opt-in list that I am unable to use because of spam reports. These folks signed up on one of several FFA pages that stated that they would recieve email and if they did not want email they should not sign up. Why are these same people now accusing me of spamming? Unfortunately, you have spammed regardless of your belief that you used an opt-in list. Many of the FFA sites I have seen do not clearly state that submitted email addresses will be shared with all the individuals or organizations appearing on the FFA site. Many visitors to FFA sites do not understand they are joining a shared opt-in list. This practice of collecting email addresses is only a small step above harvesting addresses from forums and web directories as a deceptive practice. One SpamCop user has this to add: Operators of FFAs would be well advised to include in their ‘spam’ the true To: address that their mail is being sent to.