Blogs on Gmail and Google Accounts

We daily receive emails from known and unknown sources. So, it is essential that we understand the risks involved in handling emails in terms of identifying them and thereafter knowing how to best deal with the threats posed by the malicious ones. The Gmail spam and abuse detection algorithm use multiple signals such as Google's internal algorithm, blacklists, and crowdsourcing among other unknown factors Google doesn't make public to identify incoming messages and help the users on this front.  However, the spammers are extremely smart, and they can find ways to escape the algorithm through innovative ways. This is why, even with an effective spam and abuse detection system in place, one needs to be aware of some essential details so as to remain vigilant while handling emails, should there be a false-negative one. Everyone knows about Spam, Spoofed, and Phishing emails (among others) and they are the common types of unsolicited emails we receive in our addresses. Determining

Not much is known about how Gmail handles spam. So it is no wonder that we receive a regular stream of posts in the Gmail Help Community asking about various aspects of Spam. A few common questions would be: Why is only Gmail flagging messages from me as Spam? My domain was used to send out spam in the past but we have removed that address and changed other details. We are no longer being listed under any blacklists. So, why are emails from our domain still being marked as spam? Please whitelist our domain. Spam filter sending messages to other category tabs instead of Primary. My messages to Gmail are not being delivered. Gmail has suddenly started marking emails from my domain as spam.  I shall include answers to the questions above after discussing how Gmail handles spam and how to best approach resolving these issues. This blog is divided into three sections: Understanding Gmail's Spam Handling How to approach resolving your issue Answers to the FAQs Unders