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I just signed up for Ranker to figure out the email situation for Maddox.

- They send through mailgun.net.

- Mailgun.net doesn't include list-unsubscribe header, which means that spam reports from Google apps/gmail won't back to the sender.

- If no unsubscribe link is included, then CAN-SPAM is not being followed either.

So if you wanted to unsubscribe from this, the only way to do it is mail the list owner directly (in this case, Nicole).

Suggestions:

- Mailgun needs to implement list-unsubscribe if they want to get back spam reports from ISPs that don't support ARF/JMRP.

- Mailgun should ensure their customers adhere to CAN-SPAM laws, which requires a working "opt-out" link.

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