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Originally Posted by nabsltd
Now, though, the vast majority of spam comes from "legitimate" domains. In other words, somebody pays for a domain name, sets up the DNS entries required for "verification", sets up a proper mail server that follows all the rules (including DKIM), and proceeds to send out spam. From nothing to sending spam can be done in a couple of hours. When too many mail servers stop accepting the spam, abandon the domain name and repeat with a new one.
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Yes.
And by definition in some countries it's not even spam!
My definition, and most of Europe:
Spam is unsolicited email selling something.
Most of what I get is from real companies. I've dealt with almost none of them. A tiny amount is from companies where I did buy and carefully filled the option to have no offers etc. These are almost always American.
See
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAN-SPAM_Act_of_2003
All these Google changes are either inept or to do with increasing google's share of email hosting. They are dressed as security, anti-phising and anti-spam. If they really believe it I have a nice bridge over the Shannon that they can buy from me.
EDIT:
Even a "charge per message sent" wouldn't work. Many of the commercial companies sending spam have their own infrastructure. I've been using the Internet for email since 1987 (though web sites are later) and passed exams in computer and security stuff. I don't see any solution that simply doesn't benefit big companies and Google/Alphabet, Yahoo, Microsoft and Apple.