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Spam filter and warm showers
Submitted by hoags on Wed, 2007-11-28 11:11
We have learned that including "Warm Showers" in the subject line of an email might not be an efficient way to contact a potential host!
We had one guest do that and we almost missed their email - it went into the junk mail box. I guess "warm showers" sounded a little pornographic!
Doesn't seem to be the words "Warm Showers"
Stephanie and I did some testing with her email, and she was able to receive emails with "warm showers" in the subject with no problem. We did not figure out why this particular email went in the bucket.
However, remember that *most* spam checkers have a big bias against people you've never corresponded with before, and usually a potential guest is somebody you've never corresponded with before! So don't forget to check that spam filter.
And guests: Remember that your potential host may not get you email in this day of over-aggressive spam filters. You should probably do them the courtesy of making a phone call too.
-Randy
spam filter problem
I repeatedly had the problem of WS mails listed as spam, too.
I think the reason is that the warmshowers server / mail program sends emails using the user's email adress. If I send an email from the WS web page, it'll show up in your email account as being from "arnezorn(at)gmx.de". This is great as you can directly reply to me, but many email providers (at least over here in Europe) classify this behaviour of your mail server as "spam bot".
Arne