Postmaster Coop (aka PostmasterScoop)

Anybody who deals with sending outgoing mail knows that there are a variety of approaches the big guys use to stop spam. Verizon does call back to sending mail server to verify from address, AOL throttles based on history for connecting IP, Yahoo! turns on GreyListing, etc. etc.In some ways it's encouraging that even the big guys don't have a magic bullet to protect users from incessant nattering about Viagra and it's magical effects.For a smaller email provider, however, it is time consuming to keep up with these changes and to make sure your customers emails get out in a timely manner.At one of my far-too-infrequent coffees with Katrin at Rao's, we brainstormed a simple idea: convene a group of postmasters at the smaller ISPs that cater to non profits and ask if there was any collective action that might raise all boats.We sent out some invites and seven of us chewed the fat for about an hour and decided that 'yes, there is something we can do.'Our first step will be to try and create a best practices guide for postmasters.We are open to new members so if you are a postmaster with something to contribute, go to 'wiki.postmasterscoop.org':http://wiki.postmasterscoop.org and request an account.Thanks to Katrin and 'NTEN':http://www.nten.org for inspiration and hosting the mailing list!