[svlug] Boxbe and mailing lists

[Bill Teeple]

Hi Jesse,

They own Postini, but don't employ their advanced spam filtering capability for their consumer accounts.

It is a paid service for your domain... or for a Google Apps account.

:-)
B

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Bill Teeple
San Jose, CA

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On Jun 28, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Jesse Monroy wrote:

> FYI: Google owns Postini.
> 
> Jesse
> 
> On 6/28/11, Bill Teeple <bill at teeple.tv> wrote:
>> And apparently - he won't get this response either?!
>> 
>> B
>> 
>> PS - Although GMAIL does have fine spam filters... they aren't all that.  I
>> use Google Apps and employ the Postini spam filters and they are about
>> 60-75% more effective on my junk mail than just standard filters alone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
>> Bill Teeple
>> San Jose, CA
>> 
>> Google Voice: 	(408) 634-6299
>> Google Chat: 	teeple
>> Google E-Mail: 	teeple at gmail.com
>> 
>> On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:53 AM, Bill Ward wrote:
>> 
>>> I recently sent a message to the svlug mailing list, and got this in
>>> response. Apparently one of the subscribers, dhanawindow at gmail.com, uses
>>> this service to screen his/her email for spam. However I find it
>>> incredibly rude to do so when you're on a mailing list. Forcing each
>>> person who posts to the mailing list to jump through hoops to deliver it
>>> to one subscriber is a bit much, especially since this user is on gmail
>>> which already has excellent spam filters.
>>> 
>>> Don't make your need to avoid spam other people's problem. If you use this
>>> boxbe service, turn it off for mailing list mail or don't subscribe to
>>> mailing lists.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: <noreply at boxbe.com>
>>> Date: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:31 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Re: [svlug] Computer programming courses during summer?
>>> (Action Required)
>>> To: Bill Ward <bill at wards.net>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Hello Bill Ward,
>>> 
>>> Your message about "Re: [svlug] Computer programming courses during
>>> summer?" was waitlisted.
>>> 
>>> Please add yourself to my Guest List so your messages will be delivered to
>>> my Inbox. Use the link below.
>>> 
>>> Click here to deliver your message
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> dhanawindow at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Powered by Boxbe -- "End Email Overload"
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Final-Recipient: rfc822; dhanawindow at gmail.com
>>> Diagnostic-Code: X-Boxbe-Notice; Sender not pre-approved.  Follow
>>> instructions in above notice
>>> Status: 4.7.0
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Bill Ward <bill at wards.net>
>>> To: jim <jim at systemateka.com>
>>> Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:30:09 -0700
>>> Subject: Re: [svlug] Computer programming courses during summer?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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