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Ärende: Re: An Army of Soulless 1's and 0's
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From: "Rich" <@>
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For mail only they are on par with the others and have some features =
like pop3 access that others don't include in free accounts. At the = same
time they lack features others provide for free like a calendar and = IM
integration and support fewer languages. For a fee others provide = more.
Rich
"Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
news:42ca063b@w3.nls.net...
Oh, yea, I didn't mean to imply that Google was "special" in any way =
(I've no horse in their race), I just meant to note that they're still = free
and offer, so far as I know (and so far), the same features as the = paid
accounts in the premium alternatives from whomever.
"Rich" <@> wrote in message news:42ca0144$1@w3.nls.net...
I believe all the major email providers have been learning from =
reported spam for a while. Hotmail and MSN have.
Rich
"Mark" <nomail@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
news:42c9fb07$1@w3.nls.net...
Google's gmail also puts almost all the spam in the spam folder =
and "learns"=20
as well, both from "report spam" on an individual level <as well =
as, I'm=20
sure, consolidation from all "reports">
I've been pleased with it and decided to forward all my other =
accounts to=20
it, so use it exclusively at this point. <if I need to send an =
email "from"=20
a particular account I just use that accounts webmail set-up, so =
haven't=20
launched Outlook (or Eudora) since I started forwarding>
"Ellen K." <72322.1016@compuserve.com> wrote in message=20
news:04tjc114o6fhquifr83u4j6i2v6o6rull4@4ax.com...
> Agree re Yahoo. I have a throwaway account with them and am =
seriously
> considering getting a real one. They put most of the spam into =
the spam
> folder by themselves, and you can mark something in the regular =
folder
> spam and it learns from that.
>
> On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 09:28:34 -0400, Mike '/m' <mike@barkto.com> =
wrote in
> message <g4eic1hb5d1v6lfidmvchleduslt3iargk@4ax.com>:
>
>>
>>When my sister-in-law's PC became a zombie, her ISP (adelphia =
cable)
>>turned off her email account. She could neither send nor =
receive email.
>>For my sister-in-law, that was about the same as taking away the =
PC.
>>
>>Since then, I have hardened her PC and switched her away from =
Lookout!
>>Distress and over to Yahoo! email. She is a lot happier now. =
Yahoo!
>>seems to do a good job blocking malicious stuff in the emails.
>>
>> /m
>>
>>
>>On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:41:43 -0700, Ellen K. =
<72322.1016@compuserve.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Ha, imagine if anyone found to be running a zombie machine had =
their
>>>computer taken away from them!!!!!!!
>>>
>>>On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 20:08:56 -0700, "Rich" <@> wrote in message
>>><42c4b2b7@w3.nls.net>:
>>>
>>>> There are obvious conclusions. Just consider why your =
machine is not=20
>>>> infected when you run the same software. You exercise better =
>>>> judgement. Would you claim that car accidents from DUIs are =
due to a=20
>>>> problem with the cars or the drivers? Are the folks that =
have not been=20
>>>> DUI lucky their car didn't make them DUI or might they =
exercise better=20
>>>> judgement?
>=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Oh, yea, I didn't mean to imply that =
Google was=20
"special" in any way (I've no horse in their race), I just meant to =
note that=20
they're still free and offer, so far as I know (and so far), the same =
features=20
as the paid accounts in the premium alternatives from =
whomever.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Rich" <@> wrote in message <A=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I believe all the =
major email=20
providers have been learning from reported spam for a while. =
Hotmail=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>"Mark" <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:nomail@hotmail.com">nomail@hotmail.com</A>> =
wrote in=20
message <A=20
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V>Google's=20
gmail also puts almost all the spam in the spam folder and =
"learns" <BR>as=20
well, both from "report spam" on an individual level <as well =
as, I'm=20
<BR>sure, consolidation from all "reports"><BR><BR>I've been =
pleased=20
with it and decided to forward all my other accounts to <BR>it, so =
use it=20
exclusively at this point. <if I need to send an email "from" =
<BR>a=20
particular account I just use that accounts webmail set-up, so =
haven't=20
<BR>launched Outlook (or Eudora) since I started=20
forwarding><BR><BR><BR>"Ellen K." <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:72322.1016@compuserve.com">72322.1016@compuserve.com</A>&g=
t;=20
wrote in message <BR><A=20
=
href=3D"news:04tjc114o6fhquifr83u4j6i2v6o6rull4@4ax.com">news:04tjc114o6f=
hquifr83u4j6i2v6o6rull4@4ax.com</A>...<BR>>=20
Agree re Yahoo. I have a throwaway account with them =
and am=20
seriously<BR>> considering getting a real one. They put =
most of=20
the spam into the spam<BR>> folder by themselves, and you can =
mark=20
something in the regular folder<BR>> spam and it learns from=20
that.<BR>><BR>> On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 09:28:34 -0400, Mike =
'/m' <<A=20
href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>> wrote =
in<BR>>=20
message <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:g4eic1hb5d1v6lfidmvchleduslt3iargk@4ax.com">g4eic1hb5d1v6l=
fidmvchleduslt3iargk@4ax.com</A>>:<BR>><BR>>><BR>>>When=
=20
my sister-in-law's PC became a zombie, her ISP (adelphia=20
cable)<BR>>>turned off her email account. She could =
neither=20
send nor receive email.<BR>>>For my sister-in-law, that was =
about=20
the same as taking away the PC.<BR>>><BR>>>Since then, =
I have=20
hardened her PC and switched her away from =
Lookout!<BR>>>Distress=20
and over to Yahoo! email. She is a lot happier now. =20
Yahoo!<BR>>>seems to do a good job blocking malicious stuff =
in the=20
emails.<BR>>><BR>>> =
/m<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>On=20
Sat, 02 Jul 2005 22:41:43 -0700, Ellen K. <<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:72322.1016@compuserve.com">72322.1016@compuserve.com</A>&g=
t;<BR>>>wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>>Ha,=20
imagine if anyone found to be running a zombie machine had=20
their<BR>>>>computer taken away from=20
them!!!!!!!<BR>>>><BR>>>>On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 =
20:08:56=20
-0700, "Rich" <@> wrote in message<BR>>>><<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:42c4b2b7@w3.nls.net">42c4b2b7@w3.nls.net</A>>:<BR>>&=
gt;><BR>>>>> =20
There are obvious conclusions. Just consider why your =
machine is not=20
<BR>>>>> infected when you run the same =
software. You=20
exercise better <BR>>>>> judgement. Would you =
claim that=20
car accidents from DUIs are due to a <BR>>>>> problem =
with the=20
cars or the drivers? Are the folks that have not been=20
<BR>>>>> DUI lucky their car didn't make them DUI or =
might=20
they exercise better <BR>>>>> judgement?<BR>>=20
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