Why Verizon's Anti-Spam Technology Still Sucks
from the but-they-have-zero-false-positives dept
A few years ago, Verizon's anti-spam filter went a little haywire and started blocking a large percentage of foreign emails. When people complained about it, the company responded by saying effectively that email wasn't reliable anyway, and if you wanted to communicate with someone you should call them (at Verizon's pricey international rates, of course). The company was eventually sued and had to settle and pay customers for their troubles, but that hasn't stopped various spam filtering glitches from popping up from time to time. Now, Broadband Reports points us to a story that takes a closer look at why Verizon's anti-spam technology still sucks. Basically, they're using a really obsolete technology that spammers already know their way around, and which actually opens up additional potential problems. However, based on the way it's set up, Verizon can claim that they have "zero false positives." Of course, anyone without any spam filter in place can claim zero false positives. Clearly, fighting spam is not easy, but putting in place obsolete technologies so you can make claims that aren't really true (I'm sure those who couldn't receive foreign emails felt that there were some false positives) seems like a pretty weak response from a company so many people rely on for internet access.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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My ISP uses Proofpoint
No false positives yet. It catches about 95 percent of the junk. It's great. Maybe Verizon should try it.
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Anker
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I would rather the potential spam messages go to a special folder for a daily review.
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Spam
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Just a Thought
You say no spam AND no false positives...amazing...if you are getting no SPAM, then you don't need a filter. Plus, owners of companies that you'll do business with love it when you have a free generic email account, it shows you have style, and know how to cut costs.
1 email a day is better than 100 spams in your inbox. I like the idea of the daily heads up. As it is now, I am so confident in Postini, that I check once a month.
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Verizon doesn't want to hear it
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turn the flipping thing off....
my filters are tuned to what I think of as spam (thunderbird) it does a decent job, as an aside I'm fed up with the idea of spam being filtered by my IS|P, who then sends me an email to tell me they have done so, or a summary at least, something else to read...
I'd prefer my own filters to handle it, they have managed well so far with ISP spam filtering turned off, at least my ISP has that as an option...
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Is the SPAM a justification for doing facist IT po
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Verizon Spam and Phones
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Junk verizon
I use Yahoo for email and NEVER get any spam - ZERO! And, it's free! Ya think verizon could gleen something from them?
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Verizon Information for Sale
Have you ever wondered that your information can be sold to different companies? I am not saying by the companies but by actual employees and staff who are working there.
HAve anyone come across with this problem?
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