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Aggressive Email Filtering Blocks Political Debate
Stephen writes "Many of us have spam blockers operating on our mail. But according to this BBC article, when British members of parliament starting having their emails filtered last month, it stopped them talking about genuine political business such as the Sexual Offences Bill, and prevented them receiving some constituents' emails." This problem has bit me on the bum a few times too. About 1 message in every 250 spam is a false hit. Course thats about once a day :(
Whoooo hooo hoes
fuck you troll.
i didn't reveal this story to be criticized personally, but to illustrate the problem with filtering and false positives.
Fuck you, loser. I didn't reveal that your personal life is stupid to be attacked by an asshole like you. Maybe if you left your Society of Creative Anachronism meetings and went to a bar, your email wouldn't destroy your non-existant love life.
you are one evil troll.
i reveal personal issues to advance the debate on false positives and all you can do is criticize me personally.
i fear for anyone close to you.
judging by the negativity i have gotten from you without even knowing you, i can say for certainty that anyone who gets close to you is in for a lot of grief.
intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
If you loved her you would have put her email address on your whitelist.
But your loss is the worlds gain. She's not much to look at, but she sucks a mean cock!
BTW, dont tell personal stories if you dont want to be criticized personally. Grandparent is not a troll, and makes a valid point. You're a buffooon. The extra o is there on purpose.
you are one evil troll.
That's for the courts to decide.
i reveal personal issues to advance the debate on false positives and all you can do is criticize me personally.
Actually, I was revealing that you had a stupid argument. You're weird anti-social, email-only relationship is what fucked you, not spam.
i fear for anyone close to you.
Why? I might force them to follow social norms?
this is what you dipshits get for conducting
.. are you mud-married, too?
your personal lives via email
what
fuckheads
DEAR SIR,
THE PRESIDENT/CEO
DEAR SIR,
REQUEST FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION/ASSISTANCE
MAY I CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO OPEN THIS BUSINESS DISCUSSION BY A FORMAL LETTER OF THIS SORT. IT IS PERTINENT THAT BUSINESS OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE COMMENCED PROPERLY WITH A FORMAL MEETING OF YOU AND US TO ENABLE US KNOW OURSELVES, HAVE A FORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATURE OF THE BUSINESS, DISCUSS AND ACQUAINT OURSELVES WITH THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS OF PARTIES CONCERNED, AND APPROPRIATE SHARES ACCORDINGLY. HOWEVER, FOR TIME FACTOR, CONFIDENTIALITY AND PERSONALITY OF PEOPLE INVOLVED HERE IN IRAQ, WE CHOSE THIS APPROACH FOR THE REMITTANCE OF FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS (US$15.5M), PLEASE BEAR WITH US FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT THROUGH SLASHDOT. BUT MY PARTNERS ARE INSISTING FOR A MEETING IN ORDER NOT TO FALL INTO A WRONG HAND AGAIN, SO I AM USING THIS CONFIDENTIAL METHOD INSTEAD OF MORE CONVENTIONAL MEANS.
WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISAL AND THE APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ WITH OUR POSITIONS WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS (US$15.5M). THE AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED SALES OF CRUDE OIL FUNNELED OUTSIDE THE UN OIL TRADING SYSTEM.
HENCE TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE TOP OFFICIALS OF THE IRAQI NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, ELF PETROLEUM, THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRAQ. WE PLAN TO TRANSFER THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS (US$15.5M) INTO AN OVERSEAS ACCOUNT BY AWARDING A NON EXISTING CONTRACT FROM MY MINISTRY. TO THIS EFFECT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AND ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU SIR, IS TO PROVIDE A VERY VITAL ACCOUNT IN WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERED. MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE AGREED TO COMPENSATE THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT USED FOR THIS TRANSACTION WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT REMITTED. WE SHALL KEEP 60% AND REMAINING 10% RESERVED FOR TAXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT LAST TWO YEARS A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT NUMBER 135 EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK 10022 WITH TELEPHONE NUMBER (212) 308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689. AFTER THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE 20% OF THE MONEY WHILE THE REMAINING 80% FOR US. JEWS EAT HUMAN BLOOD DURING PURIM FESTIVAL. WITH ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS SIGNED THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACOCUNT ONLY TO BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK, AND WE WERE RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT IS HOW WE LOST US$8M TO MR. PATRICE MILLER.
THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE RELIABE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON, A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO, IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE IF THE INFLATED AMOUNT OF FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S DOLLARS (US$15.5M) IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, THEN REPLY TO THIS MAIL URGENTLY SO THAT WE CAN NEGOTIATE THE MODALITIES INVOLVED.
PLEASE SIR, KINDLY TREAT AS VERY URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, I HONESTLY ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.
I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT REPLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXPECTED CO-OPERATION.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED, SO THAT WE CAN URGENTLY LOOK FOR ANOTHER PARTNER BEFORE THE UNITED STATES AND UNITED KINGDOM ATTACK. YOURS TRULY,
MR TARIQ HUSSAIN