Jason Bosco

Full Stack Web Developer ; Generalist

Reply-to: noreply@rackspace.com ?!

“Happy Rackspace Anniversary!” What anniversary are we talking about? 

I opened the email and noticed that it was sent via em-iadsm5-151.mktomail.com. I didn’t know Rackspace started using thrid-party marketing tools. Is this email legit?

I noticed this line in the email header: “Reply-to: noreply@rackspace.com”. Paradoxical! The reply-to address is one that starts with “noreply@…”. That was quite funny! 

Did anyone else receive this email?

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Happy Rackspace Anniversary!

Thank you for the opportunity to Fanatically Support you and your business.

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