Sender Score Certified might be an independent 3rd party, but regardless of how it is put forward it still spells trouble for small/medium business with their own messaging infrastructure who cannot afford to pay upwards of $1000USD a year to maintain membership. I'd also be hesitant to use such as system as it bypasses your SPAM filters, especially when commercial entities can still send unlimited and unsolicited emails for $20,000 a year. Just sounds like it is a lot more about making money than stopping spam, especially with comments such as this in their FAQ;
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If you are sending legitimate email with a negligible complaint rate AND you want to ensure your email isn’t blocked or put into the bulk folder, Sender Score Certified is for you.
Define legitimate email, and what is a negligible complaint rate? This description is a little bit too loose I think, especially when Return Path stand to make a lot of money by letting their certified customers send more email.
Sender Score Certified might
Sender Score Certified might be an independent 3rd party, but regardless of how it is put forward it still spells trouble for small/medium business with their own messaging infrastructure who cannot afford to pay upwards of $1000USD a year to maintain membership. I'd also be hesitant to use such as system as it bypasses your SPAM filters, especially when commercial entities can still send unlimited and unsolicited emails for $20,000 a year. Just sounds like it is a lot more about making money than stopping spam, especially with comments such as this in their FAQ;
Define legitimate email, and what is a negligible complaint rate? This description is a little bit too loose I think, especially when Return Path stand to make a lot of money by letting their certified customers send more email.