Verio Forces Spam Filtering on Users

Verio has made its aggressive server side email spam filter mandatory for users.

According to the author of this article - the filter catches more than just spam - but also picks up wanted email. There is an option to `disable' the spam filter - but in reality it just makes it less sensitive.

The worst part of the system is that the intended recipient is never notified about email picked up by the spam buster - it's just bounced back to the sender.

In contrast - SpamButcher can be configured to send daily reports to users of any intercepted email. If used as an Outlook Express spam blocker or Outlook spam software messages can be restored to your inbox directly from the reports.

ISPs are constantly having to compromise between the need for users to get all their email - and not wanting spammers to over-tax their resources. It's clear different users have different needs - however Verio's policy of not even offering a system of notifying the intended recipient of filtered email is wrong-headed.

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