Email sender accreditation
Sender accreditation is a third-party process of verifying email senders and requiring them to adhere to certain accredited usage guidelines in exchange for being listed in a trusted listing that
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) reference to allow certain emails to bypass email filters
.
Overview
As
spam filtering
companies to improve email acceptance, handling, and delivery decisions. Ultimately, their goal is to block unwanted and suspicious types of emails that are either unrecognized or display characteristics of SPAM variants.
Accreditation Lists
These lists use similar technology as block lists to reinforce the original goal of
spam filtering
companies and ISPs - to improve the accuracy and relevance of email acceptance, handling, and delivery decisions. These lists are intended to help ensure email delivery from legitimate bulk and commercial email senders, and prevent them from being erroneously blocked as "spam".
See also
- Certified email
- Authenticated Email
- Anti-spam techniques (email)
- email filtering