> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-Id: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Harry Corsover <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: on line privacy > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:21:57 -0700 > > I'm no expert (and don't work at or for an ISP) but > I haven's seen > any kind of ISP-level spam filtering that's > acceptable to me. I don't > want even one false positive a day, let alone a > week, and I don't > want to have to frequently check for them at an ISP > (or domain > host's) web interface. > > I'd rather sort through Mail's Junk folder many > times a day and catch > the almost daily legit mail that gets put there. > > Regards, > > Harry Corsover
Your opinion is understandable since I had the same opinion. I use Earthlink and get most of my email thru Yahoo. After avoiding the filters for a reasonable time, I tried them out. After checking Subject titles on hundreds of thousands of suspect SPAM sorted with the filters I have only found one that I truely did not want to discard unread. My brother sent me a letter with a Subject line that included "...fun times..". When he asked me if I got his email (since I hadn't replied), I found his email within the 900+ that had been stored free by Yahoo. IMO, the convenience of the filters (properly reviewed) far outweighs the rare occurance of an error. The nature of emails is inherently insecure anyway. An error many people make is following the analogy that it is equivalent to snail mail. Email should be more analogous to a note put on your cork board. Anybody can get to it and a lot of stuff that you don't want will end up there. Anything important will probably be followed up if it is lost. People that regard their correspondance as critical will continue to use the U.S. Postal service. If we want it to remain cheap and reliable, use it more! Ask for more junk mail and less SPAM eMail! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
