Announced today
 

ntl launches free anti-virus and anti-spam for all ntlworld email users.

Sooner the better. Should cut down my mail by 99%. :banghead:

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Is there a link anywhere?

EDIT: Found it.....

http://www.ntlworld.com/help/aup/anti_spam.php

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Wonder what software they are going to use? :)

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hopefully it wont be norton's :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

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Maybe it will be run by McAfee

Norton and McAfee are two of the best companies :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd: :disturbd:

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aaahhh ANOTHER reason for my return to NTL - well done :)

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lets just hope the servers start to stable themselfs a bit....otherwise this could be a waste

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More good news from NTL :tu: :tu: :tu:

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Since ntl announced the deal with Openwave earlier this year

http://www.openwave.com/us/news_room...v_ntl_0115.htm

http://www.openwave.com/us/openwave_...rch/pavitt.htm

I reckon it will be :-

http://www.openwave.com/us/solutions...ution_details/

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yep gotta be good news :)

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Might be to some, but....the problem is - NO spam filter is 100% accurate. So...what happens to the emails that get accidentally caught (and probably deleted) by mistake. You will never even receive the email as it will be killed at the server.

Thats the potential problem. This happened to me when Freedom2Surf (ADSL ISP) implemented spam email blocking. They now have spam blocking optional - which all ISP's should do. That way, for people like myself, i prefer to manage my own spam program to determine what I deem spam, and what I deem OK.

If I make sense......

Fully agree with the virus scanning though. Good job ntl...

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"However, we hope to block the vast majority of unsolicited email, and give you control over how we deal with suspected spam emails destined for your mailbox when this programme is complete next year."

Hopefully that should avoid any lost mail problems caused by the system.

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Hopefully this will kick in very quickly.

Over the past few weeks, the number of spam emails that I am receiving has been increasing from three per day to an all time high of almost forty today. For example, today I had 40 new emails - I thought - good grief, Im even more popular than I thought!!! Unfortunately, 37 of these were Spam offering me all sorts of services from spam filtering and virus protection software, pain relief methods, and even viagra and such likes. Im not so naive as to do anything other than to delete the messages concerned but it is becoming a bit annoying to have to delete loads of emails. Is it any wonder Ntls servers keep on going offline.

James

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This is precisely what ntl's Chief Executive Officer, Simon Duffy told me would happen when I contacted him a few months ago about the email problems, he said then:

I know for certain that ntl have worked very hard trying to get the email service back in ship shape, ntl have spent a significant fortune getting it sorted and last week Simon said to me those who have been working on it have worked very hard indeed.

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I already use Cloudmark and it is excellent. :tu: