Comments on: Prankster Pollutes Obama’s E-mail List http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/ MailChimp, email marketing, and monkeys! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:25:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ben http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/comment-page-1/#comment-4685 Ben Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/#comment-4685 Hi Will, you can mass-unsub people form your list pretty easy in MC. Just go to the lists page, and click the "remove people" link for your list. Then copy-paste the people who unsub'd. Those people can't be added to *that* list again (unless they double opt-in). Hi Will, you can mass-unsub people form your list pretty easy in MC. Just go to the lists page, and click the “remove people” link for your list. Then copy-paste the people who unsub’d. Those people can’t be added to *that* list again (unless they double opt-in).

]]> By: Will Critchlow http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/comment-page-1/#comment-4671 Will Critchlow Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:23:58 +0000 http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/#comment-4671 I had a similar issue on import of addresses from another provider. It would be really good if it were possible to import a list of 'unsubscribed' email addresses to mailchimp in order to be able to safely reimport old lists without worrying about adding back in someone who already unsubscribed. Unless I'm mistaken, there is no way to do that is there? I had a similar issue on import of addresses from another provider. It would be really good if it were possible to import a list of ‘unsubscribed’ email addresses to mailchimp in order to be able to safely reimport old lists without worrying about adding back in someone who already unsubscribed.

Unless I’m mistaken, there is no way to do that is there?

]]> By: MailChimp - Awesome http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/comment-page-1/#comment-4300 MailChimp - Awesome Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:04:19 +0000 http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/#comment-4300 [...] your own single opt-in forms, you may do so, but we still don't recommend single opt-in. Here's a great example of why we don't recommend single [...] [...] your own single opt-in forms, you may do so, but we still don’t recommend single opt-in. Here’s a great example of why we don’t recommend single [...]

]]> By: Ben http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Ben Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:22 +0000 http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/#comment-346 Sure thing. I didn't want to make the blog post too long, so I left out the fact that double opt-in isn't perfect. We've seen spambots automatically submit spam trap emails to double opt-in signup forms over and over again. Then, when the system sends a double opt-in confirmation to the spamtrap address, you're added to a blacklist. Siiigh. I actually think that's what was going on with our user in the story above, because the spambots his like clockwork. Luckily, we've got some behind-the-scenes measures to combat that, without forcing people into using captchas or anything like that. Sure thing. I didn’t want to make the blog post too long, so I left out the fact that double opt-in isn’t perfect. We’ve seen spambots automatically submit spam trap emails to double opt-in signup forms over and over again. Then, when the system sends a double opt-in confirmation to the spamtrap address, you’re added to a blacklist. Siiigh. I actually think that’s what was going on with our user in the story above, because the spambots his like clockwork. Luckily, we’ve got some behind-the-scenes measures to combat that, without forcing people into using captchas or anything like that.

]]> By: Brett http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Brett Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:25:11 +0000 http://www.mailchimp.com/blog/prankster-pollutes-obama%e2%80%99s-e-mail-list/#comment-345 Wow, thanks for posting that. As somebody that only does casual email marketing I never really saw the importance of double opt-in. Nice to know that it can save headaches in the long run, and a very useful read for clients that insist on single opt-in. Wow, thanks for posting that. As somebody that only does casual email marketing I never really saw the importance of double opt-in. Nice to know that it can save headaches in the long run, and a very useful read for clients that insist on single opt-in.

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