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fly(something) - I don't remember what it's called
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 9:28 am
by bernadette
I recall seeing several times that people are using something called fly(something) and I'm assuming it's something that helps an html email get past spam blockers?
if I'm correct, or you know what I'm asking about, can you point me in the direction of a free app that I can use to do that?
here's the thing...my boss wants to buy a "branded email" app for however much it is that also has a regular monthly fee - I've suggested it's not necessary if we were to use swiftmailer - the question then came up about getting past spam filters...having done only the basic amount of research (this was sprung on me yesterday), I learned that there were apps available or at least guides available on how to do this
any help is greatly appreciated

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:28 am
by feyd
If your emails are properly structured their probability of getting flagged by a spam filter comes down to the content, mostly.
Take a look at the many threads where black lists were discussed in this forum. If memory serves, d11wtq explained the major red flag issues for spam filters in them in fair detail.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:28 am
by John Cartwright
feyd wrote:If memory serves, d11wtq explained the major red flag issues for spam filters in them in fair detail.
Refering to this?
http://swiftmailer.org/wikidocs/v3/tips/spam
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:32 pm
by chuckl
That page is a very good resource, but the issue is not simply about the email itself. For starters, your domain settings have to be correct - all mail servers should have DNS records and MX records, and you should have an SPF record defining the servers that send mail. All domains should have valid postmaster and bounce mailboxes.
You should also check against blacklists to make sure that your domain is not not blacklisted anywhere. If you are sending from a site on a dynamic IP address, you're almost guaranteed to be blacklisted somewhere.
Regarding the email itself, it should be properly formed. e.g. If it is a multipart/alternative format the different parts should match. It should have valid return paths and from addresses. Any HTML sections should be properly formatted and compliant.
etc etc etc.
i.e. It's a holistic process, not just the mail formatting
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:18 pm
by feyd
The linked article talks about server issues too, not just about the email.
Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 6:38 pm
by Chris Corbyn
~bernadette,
fly(something) is probably "flyspray" because they mention Swift quite a lot and people have mentioed it here. It's a bug tracking app though, nothing to do with email, it just uses Swift
The linked article covers all the key things I can think of really.
Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:58 am
by bernadette
thank you for the abundance of information!
lol I expect my next post will be asking how to send an html/text email

- no worries that won't be for quite awhile and if I'm not mistaken there's a pretty well-defined tutorial
