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Mr.Fiction · 06-28-2003, 04:57 PM

Yahoo Spam Filter Thwarts FTC

Consumers who used Yahoo Mail e-mail accounts to register for the Federal Trade Commission's new do-not-call service were met with an ironic twist Friday -- Yahoo's spam filter intercepted confirmation messages sent from FTC servers.

The glitch was discovered by Washington security firm NetFrameworks during routine evaluations of spam filters that the company performs for its clients.

"Our tests showed that Yahoo's spam filter was automatically sending the confirmation messages from the do-not-call list into users' bulk-mail folders," said NetFrameworks co-founder and CTO Eric Greenberg. "The irony of it is that the spam filter is blocking the very thing that's supposed to help you stop getting spam over the phone."

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59427,00.html

detoxed · 06-28-2003, 05:16 PM

too funny

Kimmykim · 06-28-2003, 05:27 PM

Now all we need is a do not mail list and there wouldn't need to be any of this stupid legislation regarding spam.

They could put one giant list up for people to remove against and anyone who didnt use it would then be liable, same as the telemarketers.

06-28-2003, 04:57 PM	#1
Mr.Fiction Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Free Speech Land Posts: 9,484	Spam filters block Don't Call List confirmation emails Yahoo Spam Filter Thwarts FTC Consumers who used Yahoo Mail e-mail accounts to register for the Federal Trade Commission's new do-not-call service were met with an ironic twist Friday -- Yahoo's spam filter intercepted confirmation messages sent from FTC servers. The glitch was discovered by Washington security firm NetFrameworks during routine evaluations of spam filters that the company performs for its clients. "Our tests showed that Yahoo's spam filter was automatically sending the confirmation messages from the do-not-call list into users' bulk-mail folders," said NetFrameworks co-founder and CTO Eric Greenberg. "The irony of it is that the spam filter is blocking the very thing that's supposed to help you stop getting spam over the phone." http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,59427,00.html

06-28-2003, 05:16 PM	#2
detoxed vip member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 17,798	too funny

06-28-2003, 05:27 PM	#3
Kimmykim bitchslapping zebras!!!!! Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: In a shack by the beach Posts: 16,015	Now all we need is a do not mail list and there wouldn't need to be any of this stupid legislation regarding spam. They could put one giant list up for people to remove against and anyone who didnt use it would then be liable, same as the telemarketers.