("James M. Knox" wrote)
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I have absolutely no problem with ISP's providing anti-spam software.
But I would say there are two absolutely mandatory requirements:
1) They **must** tell their customers that they are doing it.
2) The customers should be able to "opt out" if necessary to insure the
proper receipt of necessary e:mail.


Our ISP (VISI - Minnesota) started using Postini last spring.

http://www.postini.com/

All of our quarantined (spam) messages can be viewed on my ISP's server. I
usually just block delete 400 at a time - after a quickie glance to see if I
recognize anyone. If I do nothing all week, the spam automatically falls off
the back end, to make room for "fresh spam".

Messages with a virus are highlighted - I've seen about 10 of those in the
past 8 months.

I can select different levels of protection - very easy options to use
..."beginner level intuitive".

I can rescue addresses trapped in our spam filter with a click. It's
actually about 3 clicks (and a Paste) which is something I'd streamline if I
was Postini.

Overall, we're quite pleased with the job they're doing. They're not 100%
infallible ...but post-Postini, the situation is 100% better than it was.

--
Montblack
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