Users of Microsoft's Hotmail service are complaining that a new controversial junk-email filter does not appear to be working. Users of Microsoft's Hotmail service are complaining that a new controversial junk-email filter does not appear to be working. Hotmail announced last week that it had subscribed to the Mail Abuse Prevention System's Realtime Blackhole List, which filters out messages from servers known to generate unsolicited commercial email, or spam....

Study finds most spam filters fall short. study finds most spam filters fall short. Spam filters used by several popular Internet email providers do a relatively poor job of preventing junk email from reaching their users' inboxes, a recent study found. Spam filters used by several popular Internet email providers do a relatively poor job of preventing junk email from reaching their users' inboxes, a recent study found. eTesting labs tested 15 email services and found AT&T WorldNet was the most effective at filtering spam, blocking 73 percent of unsolicited junk messages sent....

Napster to "filter" out illegal trades. napster to. During the injunction reissuance hearing, attorney David Boies told US District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel that Napster would voluntarily install a filtering system this weekend to block the distribution of copyrighted songs. During the injunction reissuance hearing, attorney David Boies told US District Judge Marilyn Hall Patel that Napster would voluntarily install a filtering system this weekend to block the distribution of copyrighted songs. According to Boies, Napster programmers have been working around the clock for two-and-a-half weeks building filters capable of distinguishing copyrighted music from legally tradable files....

Office XP update interferes with spam filters. office xp update interferes with spam filters. Microsoft's latest set of updates for Office XP is causing headaches for users of two junk mail filtering products. Microsoft’s latest set of updates for Office XP is causing headaches for users of two junk mail filtering products....

IBM to launch e-mail filtering managed service. ibm to launch e. IBM is partnering with MessageLabs to provide a managed e-mail security service that filters messages for viruses, spam, and inappropriate content before they reach a company's network and that uses a predictive technology designed to identify threats not yet defined. IBM is partnering with MessageLabs to provide a managed e-mail security service that filters messages for viruses, spam, and inappropriate content before they reach a company’s network and that uses a predictive technology designed to identify threats not yet defined....

AOL, Yahoo to charge mail servers fee to bypass spam filters. aol yahoo charge for bypassing spam filters. The Associated Press this morning is confirming reports that started making rounds late last week, that Yahoo and AOL have announced they will charge e-mail servers as much as 1¢ per message, to be able to send messages that bypass their respective spam filters. In exchange for paying, e-mail senders will be guaranteed their messages won’t be filtered and will bear a seal alerting recipients they’re legitimate....

AOL's and Yahoo's spam filters: Whom do they serve?. whom do aols yahoos spam filters serve. As the New York Times broke this morning, Yahoo and AOL are planning to impose a sort of "postage fee" on mail senders who seek to bypass the companies' spam filters. New York (NY) - As the New York Times broke this morning, Yahoo and AOL are planning to impose a sort of "postage fee" on mail senders who seek to bypass the companies’ spam filters. Our filters will get smarter, and our conversations will likewise....