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I "report spam" on almost all emails formulated along these lines, both for my own sanity and in the hope of reducing the burden for future targets. The senders

I "report spam" on almost all emails formulated along these lines, both for my own sanity and in the hope of reducing the burden for future targets. The senders often don't realise that their emails constitute spam and will send it from their regular addresses at their company domains and probably will later ask their IT teams why their important emails to clients aren't being received. This advice might work against an executive who is used to wheeling and dealing to get ahead but if your target is developers you might want a more nuanced strategy.

circuit10 3y ago
This comment doesn’t really explain why you would consider this a burden, or what a more nuanced strategy would be
Alifatisk 3y ago
But are they really spam? Reporting legit emails as spam is like sending in false positives, right? Because to me, spam are those fake invoices by someone pretending to be Shein / Temu / Amazon.
- franky47 3y ago
  Spam is unsolicited emails, period. GDPR requires consent before using personal information, email addresses being categorised as such.
- seanhunter 3y ago
  Yes they are. These are not legit emails.
throw555chip 3y ago
I agree with the sentiment since I block unsolicited emails but..you and I are not the intended subjects of the OP's post. They are talking about sending a topic or idea or suggestion to someone rich and/or powerful and/or otherwise impacting or leading many people perhaps. In that sense, I do not believe it violates the CAN-SPAM Act: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act... "If it contains only transactional or relationship content, its primary purpose is transactional or relationship. In that case, it may not contain false or misleading routing information, but is otherwise exempt from most provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act."

circuit10 3y ago

This comment doesn’t really explain why you would consider this a burden, or what a more nuanced strategy would be

Alifatisk 3y ago

But are they really spam? Reporting legit emails as spam is like sending in false positives, right? Because to me, spam are those fake invoices by someone pretending to be Shein / Temu / Amazon.

franky47 3y ago
Spam is unsolicited emails, period. GDPR requires consent before using personal information, email addresses being categorised as such.
seanhunter 3y ago
Yes they are. These are not legit emails.

throw555chip 3y ago

I agree with the sentiment since I block unsolicited emails but..you and I are not the intended subjects of the OP's post. They are talking about sending a topic or idea or suggestion to someone rich and/or powerful and/or otherwise impacting or leading many people perhaps. In that sense, I do not believe it violates the CAN-SPAM Act: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act... "If it contains only transactional or relationship content, its primary purpose is transactional or relationship. In that case, it may not contain false or misleading routing information, but is otherwise exempt from most provisions of the CAN-SPAM Act."