| WHAT ??? Where did this information come from? Unless there is some additional info I have not yet seen, this is an excerpted message from Verizon about the SPAM (I hate it) filter. I have seen nothing in this to indicate that mail has to come from Verizon (or old affiliated) users to be received.
Subject:
New Anti-Spam Feature From Verizon Online
Date:
Wed, 27 Jun 2001 20:23:02 -0000
From:
Verizon Online
To:
customer@verizon.net
Dear Verizon Online Member,
We're excited to announce Spam Detector -- a new spam filtering
service available free of charge, which will help you limit the
amount of spam that enters your local mailbox. This service will be
available to you beginning the week of July 11. Here's more:
How does Spam Detector work?
Spam Detector uses a monitoring system that consists of "dummy"
e-mail accounts from many popular e-mail providers. Our team of
experts reviews messages received in these "dummy" accounts. They
then create a set of rules to define spam. Rules are constantly
adjusted based on the type of spam received in these dummy accounts
and through customer input. The rules are then applied to all
incoming @verizon.net accounts that are using the Spam Detector
service.
Do the spam experts read my private e-mail?
No. The experts are monitoring "dummy" e-mail accounts to create the
rules. These rules are applied to the Spam Detector server which
filters all Spam Detector users email. No one will need to read or
have access to your personal e-mail. |
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 sadowskiI Am My Own DoppelgangerPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-14
Buffalo, NY | The email at question is below. It was sent only to those they detected using addresses with domains other than those listed. Since I may have only done this the day I signed up they must be doing a thorough job of it. The service in the email you posted appears to be by invitation only.
Dear Verizon Online Customer:
Our records indicate that you are sending e-mail from a domain that is something other than:
@banet.net
@bellatlantic.net
@verizon.net
@gte.net
As such, we want to alert you to a change in our e-mail systems that will affect your ability to send mail from your current domain.
Effective July 12, 2001, Verizon Online is implementing "domain verification". As a result of this change, you will not be able to send e-mail from that domain after July 12, 2001.
We recommend that you immediately check your e-mail settings and change your domain back to one of the three supported domains before July 12, 2001. For information on how to check and change you're e-mail domain, visit our Online Help.
»support.bellatlantic.net/members···?EMAILQ1
We apologize for the inconvenience, however, this change will allow us to limit the number of domains that can access our e-mail servers to aid in the reduction of SPAM.
If you require further assistance, you may visit Online Help at »support.bellatlantic.net/members···?EMAILQ1.
We value your business and appreciate your assistance.
Sincerely,
Verizon Online
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 sporkmedrop the crantini and move it, sisterPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-01
Morristown, NJ | reply to rchdjellis
Sounds like they subscribed to Brightmail for incoming mail:
»www.brightmail.com/
Pretty ingenious system, but quite pricey... |
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sadowskiI Am My Own DoppelgangerPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-14
Buffalo, NY | Yep: »www2.verizon.net/myaccount/spamd···faq.html |
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