All the M3AAWG Public Policy Comments are available fom the M3AAWG Public Policy page in this section.
These best practices and papers represent the cooperative efforts of M3AAWG members to provide the industry with recommendations and background information to improve messaging security and protect users. M3AAWG best practices are updated as needed and new documents are added as they become available.
M3AAWG Protecting Parked Domains Best Common Practices Update 2022-06
Many organizations and individuals register domains without an immediate intent to use these domains or to use them in a limited context. These domains (or subdomains) are not meant to send or receive email traffic. For instance, a domain can be registered to prevent a bad actor from acquiring and abusing the domain, known as a defensive registration. These domains are “parked.” In other instances, the domain or subdomain is used exclusively to contain a website with no email service enabled. This document provided general updates to the 2015 document and removed items that are no logner relevant. (pending Japanese translation update)
M3AAWG Brand Protection Kit Domain Management
This document focuses on domain management. It outlines how to protect brands from threat actors who are keen to register domains that mimic a brand in order to steal information and/or assets.
M3AAWG Disposition of Child Sexual Abuse Materials Best Common Practices
This document is not legal advice. M3AAWG strongly suggests that readers work with their company’s legal counsel or avail themselves of independent legal advice regarding their rights, responsibilities and obligations relevant to prevailing legal jurisdictions.
M3AAWG Best Practices for Sending Mandated Emails to Large Audiences
There are a number of scenarios in which senders may be required or compelled to send a bulk message despite the fact that such messages are highly likely to exhibit poor delivery metrics such as increased bounces or complaints. These messages are not intended to be used for standard marketing or transactional notices; these are the exceptions to the rule. Prominent examples of high-risk sends would be items such as breach notifications, product recalls, health and safety notices, or other notifications that might need to be sent to individuals who have been previously been suppressed or unsubscribed.
Exploring the Impact of Nonhuman Interactions on Email Send Metrics
Received email may not be handled only by a human. It may be partially or even fully handled by a software program. The purpose of this document is to offer guidance to marketing and sales staff about the way that nonhuman interactions (NHI, also known as “automated clicks”) affect the performance metrics of their email messages and reporting systems. This document is not intended to solve issues, but rather to provide insights into the effects of NHI and offer some best practices for senders.