It goes deeper than that, Dan. A few months ago, I tried posting a comment/question on the Apple Discussion board. It was disallowed, with some quasi-legal explanation about 'negative' language. To this day, I can't tell if a human or a machine filtered my message. How do we save Apple from itself? Stay tuned! Cheers George
--- Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Macintouch: Apple 'secretly' filtering Mac.com mail > by ron carlson, Insanely Great Mac > May 9th 2002 > > Don Frakes and Bruce Giles, both of whom are list > moms (those who > administer mailing lists) for a number of Mac and > PC-related mailing > lists, have noted a disturbing problem with the > Mac.com mail service > provided to iTools Mac.com mail users -- Apple is > secretly filtering > their mail -- according to a story on Macintouch.... > > <http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=389> > > And also the postings on Macintouch that triggered > this article: > > <http://www.macintouch.com/applemailfiltering.html> > > I suggest those who use mac.com read the whole > article. While I > appreciate the fact that my mac.com email is > essentially spam free, it > disturbs me to learn that Apple may be filtering for > more than just spam. > > > > Dan Knight ===== /'\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards Love your neighbour as yourself. (from Luke 10:27) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
