Newsletter Update (Blog)

[Savage]

Use this thread to discuss the following entry from Steve Pavlina's blog:

Newsletter Update

[Sukotto]

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[SenorKaffee]

The moment I read the URL in the mail the red lights went on - "phishing alert, will robinson!".

It´s good that the blog post explains it, although I still have an uncomfortable feeling clicking on the link.

[Savage]

A phishing scam will ask you for personal info. All the verification email asks you to do is click a link, and then you'll see a thank you page. There's nothing further after that.

I mainly think of the newsletter as a good way to keep in touch with people who don't have time to visit the site very often and just want monthly updates rather than daily or weekly ones.

[Geoff]

I had also thought this mail was spam of somesort due to the 1shoppingcart.com url. I would have expected something from you to use the stevepavlina.com since I know you are technically minded, therefore I thought the message was spam of somesort and didn't click the link.

Although since reading this post I have clicked it to activate my newsletter subscription.

[Savage]

Hence the blog post to let people know what's up.

I don't think the 1shoppingcart.com link will be a problem after the initial import, since the verification email will come immediately after people sign up.

[TechnoGuyRob]

Steve, you can always set up a .htaccess redirect so that, for example:

http://stevepavlina.com/verify_newsletter/queryhere

Redirects to

http://1shoppingcart.com/queryhere

That might totally alleviate people's worries. That way they know stevepavlina.com is redirecting them to a 3rd party, so it's no worries (since e-mail can be spoofed).

[gberardi]

I was wondering about those emails. I remember signing up for the list a long time ago and nothing came of it, and all of a sudden I got a couple of emails asking me to verify that I want to be on it because I or someone else "recently" signed my email address up.

Now I know that it was legit.