Email Isn't Dead, and Neither Is This Blog: Spam Resource at 25

When I published my very first post back in August 2001, I never envisioned that I'd still be sitting at a keyboard twenty-five years later talking about email deliverability.A quarter of a century. Twenty of those on Google's Blogger platform. That is an internet eternity. Context: when Spam Resource launched, the CAN-SPAM Act didn't exist yet. Gmail wasn't even a thought in Google's mind. Mailbox providers, sending platforms, and blocking lists were operating in what felt like the wild west of digital communication.I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to share my thoughts with the world for two and a half decades. Looking back, it's amazing to see how both the industry, the email ecosystem, and this blog, have evolved.From Rants to Requirements: An EvolutionIn the early days, Spam Resource was primarily a place for me to vent. I wanted to call out bad senders who didn't respect permission, and rant about the struggles of navigating early anti-spam blocklists and their…