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Originally Posted by Toto
So responding to spam does or does not cuase network problems? I hardly think that a handfull of spam responses by ntl customers is responsible for the millions of spams per day that ntl has to handle.
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The relationship is not direct, but yes - if you give someone hope, they'll keep on trying. Only takes a few responses for the spammers to think there's something in it for them. The volume of spam is simply the spammers casting their net wide.
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Originally Posted by Toto
So ntl identifying that Spam has been the major cause of its recent, and well published email problems, then actually starting doing something about it is a break of its promises to its customers?
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I was referring to the dire email service, which to be fair is much more stable these days than it's ever been in the past.
I'm not oppose to blocking spam - I am oppose to NTL blocking spam because I don't trust them not to make a mess of it; and if spam has to be blocked, then give people the choice - opt out or opt in to spam filtering.
It annoys the hell out of me that the competent Netizens have to suffer because of a multitude of muppets. Leave me and the services you provide me alone - I know what I'm doing thanks, and don't need my hand held.