Spam Traps & Abuse Indicators

You've hit a spam trap. Now what? This section is about using that signal. It's an "indicator" that a "stowaway" (a bad acquisition source) is on your ship. Your job is to find the "point of entry" and seal it.

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Can validation identify spam traps? What are the main types (pristine, recycled, typo)? What is a pristine trap and how are they seeded? How do typo traps work? How do recycled traps get created? What’s the difference between trap hits and blocklist listings? What are indirect spam trap indicators? How do you detect trap-laden segments? Why can’t spam traps be directly listed? How to handle suspected trap hits? What’s the risk of “trap poisoning” from purchased data? What is Spamhaus and how do they use traps? Can engagement data help identify traps? What is a trap cluster?

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