>They told me that if I ever received more than 1 spam report per 1000 emails, I would likely be asked to leave. I don't know how serious they were and, since i

>They told me that if I ever received more than 1 spam report per 1000 emails, I would likely be asked to leave. I don't know how serious they were and, since it's been several years, I don't know if they still do it. They do, but it's not an automated process. I was sending to a customer list of about 20,000 emails on a monthly basis, and got a phone call when I added an older (3 year old) list to the mix. They asked me about the source of the list, walked me through best practices (e.g. don't send to old lists - your customers might not remember who you are), and things were fine after that. So, unless it's a blatant situation, I suspect that you get fair warning. I think in this case, the greatest concern -is- going to be the age of the list. I'd be wary of sending mail to anyone you haven't had some contact with in the last six months.