Has Microsoft 'Solved' Spam?

MsWillow writes to tell us the Seattle PI is running a story looking back at Bill Gates promise to have the spam problem "solved" in two years. Well, it looks like time is up, and the verdict is -- an emphatic "maybe". From the article: "Microsoft says it sees things differently. To "solve" the problem for consumers in the short run doesn't require eliminating spam entirely, said Ryan Hamlin, the general manager who oversees the company's anti-spam programs. Rather, he said, the idea is to contain it to the point that its impact on in-boxes is minor. In that way, Hamlin said, Gates' prediction has come true for people using the right tactics and advanced filtering technology."

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Thanks Bill!

[kimvette]

Thanks for solving the spam problem, Bill!

I guess this means the v1@gra, C1alis, and junk stock of the day emails my users get every day isn't spam then!

Yes I know, there is a spamassassin sink for Exchange, but it's an ugly hack due to the way Exchange works. Spam is the primary reason I'm dumping Exchange when the next version of Scalix is released. If we didn't need group scheduling, I'd have dumped Exchange for Postfix months ago.