On Thu, 2014-07-31 at 09:06 +1000, Noel Butler wrote:
> Certainly have done it on employers network before (a public ISP), and
> would have no problem doing it again if the need arose.
> There is no such thing as 'too big' when it comes to handling the shit
> storm of spam that gets spewed out of some organisations, and I'll treat
> Gmail and the likes the same as a ma 'n pa run outback country dialup
> ISP, there is no difference in my eyes, the fact that many see there is,
> is exactly why the likes of Gmail don't give a rats about spam
> complaints, if more operators started taking a stand, and directed their
> users bitching about blocked mail to Gmail etc, maybe Google etc, will
> pull their finger out of their ears (amongst other places) and not only
> listen, but act.
>
> It's in their interest to play nice, they make money by data mining
> every single Gmail users account, targeting, and advertising, if they
> keep getting blocked, less people will use them, they will start to
> notice the impact on their bottom line sooner or later.
>
Too true, Blue. That answer deserves a Darwin Stubby.
