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Microsoft - PressPass - Of Note - Why I Hate Spam by Bill Gates
It’s been two years since Bill Gates (you know, that Microsoft guy), wrote this essay on his anti spam position.
Like almost everyone who uses e-mail, I receive a ton of spam every day. Much of it offers to help me get out of debt or get rich quick. It would be funny if it weren’t so irritating.
Gates Wants to Can Spam — Fast
A year ago Bill Gates promised to do something about Spam. This article takes a look at the predictions and brings in some real world numbers that seem exaggerated to me. They mention that their filters are blocking 85% of the spam. I’m using spamassassin on my mail server and it’s catching about 98.5% of my spam. Maybe they need to switch technologies.
In 2004, Bill Gates stood before a room full politicians, economists and business leaders and declared a war on spam.
“It will soon be a thing of the past,” Microsoft’s chief software architect told those gathered at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, before laying out a three-pronged approach to eradicating the scourge of unsolicited e-mail.
He promised to have the job done within two years. Now, one year later, even some critics say he’s making progress.
Oddly enough, I haven’t seen any of that progress. I receive ~ 2300 spam per week, and thanks to spamassassin, only 4 or 5 per day make it to my inbox.
