The article discusses the role of spamtraps in email marketing, particularly how blocklists utilize them to detect poor sending habits. While spamtraps are real email addresses, they aren't used by actual users, instead functioning as indicators of whether senders are adhering to permission-based practices. The text outlines various types of spamtraps, such as Pristine, Recycled, and Typo traps, emphasizing their importance in revealing problems within mailing lists and data collection methods.
Many blocklists use spamtraps to detect poor sending practices and will cite spamtrap hits as the reason for the blocks.
Spamtraps are real email addresses but are not used by individuals; they serve as indicators of whether senders practice permission-based mailing.
Different types of spamtraps, such as Pristine, Recycled, and Typo traps, provide essential insights into mailing practices and data collection processes.
Pristine traps are addresses that have never existed and are only found on lists due to incorrect data entry by senders.
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