On Wednesday 26 July 2006 20:46, Cameron L. Spitzer wrote: > [This message has also been posted to linux.debian.isp.] > > In article <6D2y4-4bD-13@gated-at.bofh.it>, Micah Anderson wrote: > > In Spamcop's own words: > > > > This blocking list is somewhat experimental and should not be used > > in a production environment where legitimate email must be delivered. It > > is growing more stable and is used by many large sites now. However, > > SpamCop is aggressive and often errs on the side of blocking mail - > > users should be warned and given information about how their mail is > > filtered. > > > > The "solution" which Spamcop imposes is worse than the problem they are > > trying to solve: by one estimate[1], Spamcop often blocks 10,000 > > legitimate emails for each actual spam it stops. > > The trouble with Spamcop, as I understand it, is the trouble > with AOL's global "Baysian" filter. Any Spamcop or AOL user > can declare any received message spam, any time, for any reason. No, not true. Spamcop's AUP prohibits reporting anything but spam, and they do enforce it. If you're the abuse contact, you get an email from Spamcop, and they are open to appeal. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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