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SPF Records – DNS lookups must be under 10 per SPF check

Posted on 11:43 pm ·0

Section 10.1 of the SPF RFC:

SPF implementations MUST limit the number of mechanisms and modifiers that do DNS lookups to at most 10 per SPF check, including any lookups caused by the use of the “include” mechanism or the “redirect” modifier. If this number is exceeded during a check, a PermError MUST be returned. The “include”, “a”, “mx”, “ptr”, and “exists” mechanisms as well as the “redirect” modifier do count against this limit. The “all”, “ip4″, and “ip6″ mechanisms do not require DNS lookups and therefore do not count against this limit. The “exp” modifier does not count against this limit because the DNS lookup to fetch the explanation string occurs after the SPF record has been evaluated.

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MailChimp – What kind of email lists can you use?

Posted on 12:23 am ·0

From: http://kb.mailchimp.com/article/can-i-use-my-list-in-mailchimp

Your List is ok:

  • People who have opted in to your list on your own website
  • People who have opted in to receive emails from you offline
  • People who opted in to receive emails from you at a co-registration site
  • You’re sending on behalf of your customer, and they comply with the above.
  • People who purchased one of your products, or attended an event, and gave you their email address so they could receive updates from you.
  • Your internal employee list (such as for company notices)
  • Press releases sent to reporters who signed up at your website
Your list is NOT ok:

  • Lists that you purchased from a 3rd party (even if it’s “opt-in”)
  • Even if Chuck Norris or THOR HIMSELF sold you the list, it’s not okay to use in MailChimp.
  • Lists that you are renting from someone else
  • Lexis-Nexis, Real Estate MLS databases, Advertising Redbooks, AdBase lists, D&B, Experian
  • Lists from a local Chamber of Commerce or local club or organization.
  • Do NOT export your entire email address book into MailChimp. There are email addresses in your address book that you probably don’t know are in there, like: tech support contacts from companies you’ve requested help from (techies get really mad when they receive emails from people they don’t recognize, and they know how to report you for it, fast), and companies who’ve sent you email order receipts, etc
  • Emails that you “scraped” (either manually or automatically) from other websites
  • You may not send personal resumes to potential employers. They did not opt in to receive emails from you.
  • Recipients whose emails you collected without their permission, but you think they could really use your product or service, and you think they’d really want to hear from you.
  • Members of a group/organization who never asked for your emails (even if you’re a member of the group)
  • Emails collected by Facebook Login. You can only send to those email addresses through Facebook, not MailChimp. Signing into your App with Facebook does not necessarily equal permission to be added to a mailing list.
  • Unsolicited press releases to reporters
  • Lists of customers who dropped their business cards in a fishbowl, but they had no idea they were going to receive emails (because you didn’t say that on the fishbowl).
  • Lists of registered voters in your district obtained from your local government.
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Integrate Dropbox, Basecamp, and Google Docs with CloudHQ

Posted on 9:20 am ·0

  • Simplifies management of Google Docs, Basecamp, and Dropbox files
  • Manage all your Dropbox and Basecamp files directly from a Google Docs interface
  • Will continuously synchronize Dropbox, Basecamp, and Google Docs
  • Can also backup Basecamp projects and Google Docs to Dropbox
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IRS Sales Reporting Guidelines – IRC Section 6050W

Posted on 9:58 pm ·0

Under the new legislation, all payment providers are required to report to the IRS the total payment volume received by US account holders whose payments exceed both of these levels in a calendar year:

  •   $20,000 USD in gross payment volume from sales of goods or services in a single year
  •   200 payments for goods or services in the same year

The IRS changes apply to all payment providers, including PayPal and include all sales that occur on or after January 1, 2011, with the first reports going to the IRS in early 2012.

Read More: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-20200.pdf

 

Categories: Transactional Accounts ·