Outbound spam and blacklisting is a growing problem for ISPs, Web hosters, managed email providers and other types of email service providers in terms of costs and service disruptions.
A new research study found:
- 68% of service providers are experiencing costs up to $100,000 per year in dealing with outbound spam; an additional 4% are spending over $250,000 per year.
- Almost 40% of service providers report having had their IP addresses blacklisted in the past 12 months alone.
- Nearly 70% of service providers are in the process of evaluating solutions for their outbound spam problem; 50% expect to deploy a solution within the next 12 months.
Do you offer email services?
Have your IPs been Blacklisted?
Interested in how other service providers
are dealing with outbound spam?
Check out the in-depth Analysis by Osterman Research
In May 2010, Commtouch commissioned analyst firm Osterman Research to conduct the first ever comprehensive study on the effects of outbound spam. The resulting report, based on surveys of hundreds of service providers and email customers, provides insights on the effects of outbound spam.
View the report and discover:
- How serious an issue outbound spam is for service providers.
- How are Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Web hosting companies and managed email providers currently dealing with the issues of outbound spam.
- How many have implemented a solution to protect themselves from having their IPs blacklisted… and how effective are these solutions.
- What capabilities do service providers feel are essential for a solution to protect them from outbound spam.
