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Hotmail's Spam Filter: The Best In the Business?

Posted by samzenpus on from the let-the-flaming-begin dept.

Barence writes "Microsoft claims an "independent" report proves it has the best spam protection in the industry — an argument deconstructed by PC Pro. 'Our own internal metrics, customer feedback, and even a recent third-party report confirms that no mail service offers better protection than Hotmail,' Microsoft's Dick Craddock wrote in a Windows Live blog post earlier this week."

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  1. Anyone who has actually... by __aasehi2499 · · Score: 5, Funny

    bought a penis pump, ordered synthetic Viagra or sent money to Nigeria are automatically exempt from this study.

  2. Just delete all email going to hotmail.com by Kenja · · Score: 2, Funny

    No one reads it any how, so just assume its all spam. Presto, 100% effective spam filtering.

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  3. Re:Hotmail SPAM filter... wait, they have one? by lakeland · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe you're in their spam filter's control group?

  4. Re:Idle? by mwvdlee · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes.
    Spammers still use it.

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