> Isn't unsolicited mail sent to a user on your system > considered... well... SPAM? How do you differentiate between > the good SPAM and the bad SPAM?
Believe it or not.. We have about 10% of users opt to have no spam filter in place.. Some of these people just like it.. Go figure. We use the pro version and let users select their level of spam filtering, I don't really care whether they want spam or not.. It is their choice. I provide a mail transport service for my users.. That is what I am paid to provide. I let them decide what they wish to receive and what spam tests they wish to be performed. > >I guess the way I look at it is if the spammer pays for his own mail > >and > bandwidth to deliver the goods I can't fault him. > The problem is that I'm paying for some of this without the > ability to deny the charges! Even if the SPAMmer uses his own > server with a paid internet connection, I'm still paying for > part of his delivery! Thats why Fax SPAMming is illegal in > many states. The lawmakers just haven't yet realized the > cost of receiving email. Maybe you serve a different market. If I were serving a corporate mail envirnoment I wouldn't particularly want any incoming non-business mail.. But as a provider to the general public it isn't my call. Most of the junk I see getting tagged as spam on our system is from stupid things that users actually opt in for (whether they know it or not at the time). Be glad to debate more off list but is getting a little lenthy for the entire list to have to wade through. ;) Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
