Nov
22
New Finnish DNSBL
We were recently made aware of bl.suomispam.net, a DNSBL targeted at Finnish spammers only. We welcome the newcomer and wish it all the best!
Sep
17
New trend: spam via prepaid cell data plans
I’ve recently been complaining to DNA, Elisa and TeliaSonera about a few particularly persistent Finnish B2B mainsleaze spammers in their network. These responses are very enlightening:
Sep
17
Periodic update
Yes, we’re alive. There’s just too much spam to choose which one(s) to write about, too little time, and all your usual stuff.
The good news is we’ve got tons more spamtraps. The bad news is that we do, because it means we’re up to our ears in spam that’s eligible to write about… 🙂
Jun
15
Fonecta “almost” forced to stop selling crappy B2B email addresses
A few days ago, somebody tweeted a copy of a letter Fonecta, the Finnish spammer and list vendor, had sent to its customers. The matter also made news in Finnish IT press (Tietoviikko).
A copy of the letter and a translation are included below.
May
22
Spam apologies in Finland
In Laatu korvaa määrän, the CEO of Nebula, a Finnish hosting service provider expounds on how quality is better than quantity (with regard to email marketing, of course).
The post starts out fine, then it descends into the abyss of trying to discern what is a good purchased list.
Can I use a purchased email list? Courtesy of MailChimp.
May
08
How are Fonecta’s address lists built?
In the Finnish version of the Why won’t you tell us what email address was spammed article, I surmise that e-pending is largely unknown in Finland.
I stand corrected.
Read more…
Mar
06
WASTE advertising gone AMOK?
WASTE apparently has something to do with music. AMOK seems to be a new album by a band called Atoms for Peace. It sounds interesting, based on the musicians involved. The only problem is that I did not sign up for this list and don’t have any recollection of receiving any sort of email from WASTE previously. So, I think this is spam, and it makes me sad.
Feb
21
CAUCE President John Levine, Ph.D. receives the MAAWG Mary Litynski Award
Watch John’s acceptance speech on y00t00b.
Congratulations, John! To say it is well deserved is an understatement, but there you have it.
Jan
25
Breaking news: Fonecta shuts down Kontaktikone
According to Kauppalehti, the Finnish trade/commerce newspaper, Fonecta has had to shut down the email parts of its Kontaktikone spam machine because of Spamhaus listings.
Read more…