What is the difference between “Opt-In Email” and “Bulk Email”?
Bulk email, which is also commonly referred to as “spam”, means delivering email to a large number of email addresses, which belong to unknown recipients, who have in now way requested or agreed to receive the messages. Bulk email lists are usually harvested from websites, newsgroups, chat rooms, and/or member directories, without the email owners knowledge or consent. In an effort to combat unwanted bulk email (spam), many websites now publish large lists of trap email addresses (spam bait) which are monitored regularly for the express purpose of catching bulk emailers in the act. And when a message is sent to one of these trap email addresses, the recipient will immediately respond by sending several email complaints to anyone associated with the email. It is typical for a bulk emailer to receive thousands of complaints for every million emails delivered, and there ISP services are terminated within the first few hours (sometimes in minutes). If your website or company name appears a
