Definition
The Yahoo FBL delivers complaint notifications for mail from your registered IPs, letting you suppress complainers and manage reputation.
Acting on complaints protects Yahoo placement.
The Yahoo FBL gives you direct complaint data, the strongest reputation signal Yahoo uses. Suppressing complainers and fixing the cause protects placement. Providers reward senders who act on abuse.
Why the FBL Matters
Complaint rate is a primary Yahoo reputation signal.
The FBL gives you the data to keep it low.
Why It Matters
The Yahoo FBL gives you direct complaint data, the strongest reputation signal Yahoo uses. Acting on it protects placement.
Best Practices
- Set up the Yahoo FBL and process complaints.
- Suppress complainers from future sends.
- Track complaint rates against thresholds.
- Set up the Yahoo FBL for all your sending IPs.
- Process complaint notifications automatically and suppress addresses.
- Track complaint rate against the 0.1% benchmark.
- Investigate the source of complaint spikes.
- Use FBL data to improve targeting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A mechanism that reports to you when recipients mark your mail as spam. The Yahoo FBL gives you direct complaint data, the strongest reputation signal Yahoo uses.
It is a primary reputation signal for Yahoo and AOL. Suppressing complainers and fixing the cause protects placement.
Register your IPs and configure the loop through your ESP. Providers reward senders who act on abuse.
Suppress the addresses and investigate the cause. The Yahoo FBL gives you direct complaint data, the strongest reputation signal Yahoo uses.
Well under one per thousand. Suppressing complainers and fixing the cause protects placement.