LuKreme wrote:
On Mar 25, 2004, at 8:29 AM, Bob George wrote:
> I worry more about the glee with which implementing rules and > measures to harass, annoy or otherwise attempt to modify the > behavior of others who use Microsoft products is undertaken under > the guise of stopping spam.
Well, there is the simple fact that the vast majority of spam comes from MSFT zombied machines running stealth SMTP servers to spew spam from millions of points, making the spam problem overwhelming.
How many of those are sent via Outlook? And specifically, Outlook 2003 configured so as to cause this problem -- namely NOT using an Exchange server? Not all mail sent from Outlook is spam (and I'd be interested in any actual numbers as to whether any siginficant portion in fact is), and not all spam is sent via Outlook, much less this specific configuration.
If it wasn't for MSFT and their laughable security and there hundred of thousands of viruses, spam would not currently account for 8 out of every 10<1> messages in my incoming mail.
No, but then I wouldn't expect spam to disappear if Microsoft dissolved tomorrow either. Spammers will exploit what they can, much like roaches and rats.
So, many of us running mailservers do consider Microsoft to be the main source of our problems, and rightly so.
Ah, but the discussion was specifically a signature of OUTLOOK. Or are you simply flagging ALL mail sent using Microsoft products? Or are you saying SOME Microsoft products are OK, and specifically Outlook 2003 is bad?
78% according to pflogsumm
And what percentage of your GOOD mail is sent using Microsoft products?
I'm no big fan of Microsoft. I don't filter based on that. I want to reliably detect SPAM.
- Bob
