| Autoresponders are email based programs that were | | | | all websites protect themselves from this danger by |
| first created to provide instant messages and | | | | implementing strategic measures in order to protect |
| responses for companies. For instance, if you send a | | | | their member's personal information and email lists. |
| message or request information from a website you | | | | Having proper security established on your website is |
| will sometimes receive an automated response in | | | | the most effective way to avoid this form of danger |
| your email account within seconds or minutes from | | | | that could negatively effect your website. |
| the time you sent the request. Millions of companies | | | | Additionally, if you do use this marketing tool you will |
| throughout the world use autoresponders and have | | | | want to be sure to use 'captcha' settings which |
| found them to be highly effective. | | | | require people to answer a question or enter in |
| There is however a major danger hackers and other | | | | characters in order for the response to be sent. This |
| spam mail services will sometimes clone a websites | | | | stops 'spam bots' from automatically signing people |
| autoresponder and will begin sending mass emails to a | | | | up to your email lists who never requested to be |
| website's members. These unsolicited emails can then | | | | subscribed on their own. |
| be marked as 'spam mail.' When this happens a | | | | These are just a few simple and easy steps that |
| website may receive negative reviews and may also | | | | you can take to insure that your website is not |
| be reported to various 'spam reporting' websites | | | | hijacked and that your autoresponders do not send |
| which will negatively rate your website. | | | | out 'spam mail. |
| With that in mind it is of the utmost importance that | | | | |