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Hotmail Delivers Far Fewer Emails with Attachments

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dead-letter-office dept.

biednyFacet writes "It has long been suspected that there is a silent policy that makes Hotmail automatically delete the majority of attachments to save on bandwidth and internal disk space. Therefore it really doesn't matter if every client has access to 2GB of storage since they don't deliver the attachments to fill that space up anyway. If that truly is the case, then Microsoft may be liable for several hundred million cases of conspiracy and mail fraud."

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  1. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by Architect_sasyr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Email is not ruled by the same laws governing the USPS. Assuming the statistics are correct (81%? I've never lost a single email) I would assume that the laws are EXACTLY the same as the USPS (or the AusPOST for that matter). ;)
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  2. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by eclectro · · Score: 4, Funny

    the name "Microsoft" just turns of the "rational thinking" switch. No, it just turns the screen blue.
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  3. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by zCyl · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's probably a loophole in the ToS anyway to cover this.

    Like giving people a full refund? :)
  4. How about that. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It has long been suspected that there is a silent policy that makes network routers automatically drop packets to save on bandwidth. Therefore it really doesn't matter if every client has access to 1 GB/s of Ethernet, since the routers don't deliver the packets to fill up that bandwidth anyway. If that's truly the case, then router manufacturers may be liable for several hundred billion cases of conspiracy and wire fraud.

  5. Not only mail fraud and conspiracy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only mail fraud and conspiracy - don't forget kidnapping (if the attachments were ever sentient) and probably murder (same)

  6. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by kennygraham · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, I remember. To ASSUME makes you think things are mail fraud when they're not, because you really have no knowledge of the relevant laws, but you think you do! How could I have forgotten. I like your version too tho. :)

  7. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by Gentlewhisper · · Score: 5, Funny

    >> What was that thing they used to say when I was a kid about assuming?

    It makes an ass out of u and ming?

    Lots of Mings in china though, be careful with your insults!

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  8. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by Hal_Porter · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dear Friend,

    Please do not be offended to receive my message in this manner as I ought to have sought your consent and approval before e-mailing this proposal to you. I acted as I did due to the importance and urgency the situation demanded.

    I own just over half of the 'Spam' accounts on hotmail and I will soon receive just over half of the $31 million dollar refund. I need some help transferring this money out of Nigeria...

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  9. Re:Exaggeration? Naaah. by aichpvee · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jackasses tend to give away their opinions for free on /. all the time.

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