Actually, the site is just to introduce the email. That's where the fun happens. Send any email to [email protected] and within a minute or so you'll get a reply with the SpamAssassin score.
The magic happens courtesy of the guys at Wildbit that released their free SpamCheck API. When you send an email to the above address, it gets checked every minute, processed, and the spamscore robot replies to the address it came from with a score, visual chart & lots of techie data. The return email is delivered with Postmark, another fine service.
Why not? You may be curious on use cases because you're a developer, marketing agency, or just plain paranoid if an email will go/got through to someone. This is a quick way to find out how you stack up (or get hidden) with inboxes.
Yea right, like I have time for that. WildBit release a free tool, so I figured I'd have some fun with it and help promote my favorite email delivery service all the same. I like using their services, and they've taken the time in the past to send me emails saying hello, listen to my feedback, and so on. Again, why not?
It's formatted for ease of read. I also include some meta from your email & a sexy google chart. Take a gander at a typical response:
pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 RCVD_IN_IADB_SENDERID RBL: IADB: Sender publishes Sender ID record -0.2 RCVD_IN_IADB_DK RBL: IADB: Sender publishes Domain Keys record -0.2 RCVD_IN_IADB_RDNS RBL: IADB: Sender has reverse DNS record -0.4 RCVD_IN_IADB_LISTED RBL: Participates in the IADB system -0.0 SPF_HELO_PASS SPF: HELO matches SPF record 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid 0.0 T_MIME_NO_TEXT No text body parts 0.0 T_DKIM_INVALID DKIM-Signature header exists but is not valid
Right now, nothing more than logging the time it was processed & the score info. Zero personal data, nor the email is saved. In fact it's deleted immediately after the response is successfully sent back to you. Promise. I'm curious about the average scores people test with and plan on sharing that data once I have some.
Cheyya why not. For now lets discuss on HN. link: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3225355
Jim Carter III. LAMP programmer, new dad, and all around geek.
Not yet, I'd like to be sure the service is worth it first. But I won't turn down a tip if you're feeling generous.
Yep I'm on it. In the spirit of shipping, I released it with limited testing, however things are still secure, and as promised, your email or any personal data is in no way exposed for longer than the roundtrip back to you.