Re: [ietf-smtp] the inedible parts of IETF dogfood consumption - SMTP version

[Keith Moore <[e-mail]>]

On 12/17/19 9:07 PM, John Levine wrote:

> In article <[e-mail]> you write:
>> Spam filters are a good example.   Poorly chosen spam filters are the
>> primary reason that email has become so unreliable.
> Actually, spam is the primary reason that email has become so
> unreliable.  If you did't do spam filtering, however imperfectly, your
> mailbox would be so awash in junk you couldn't find the trickle of
> real mail.

I did say "poorly chosen" spam filters.   I don't claim that all spam 
filters are poorly chosen, but I've seen many that are.

As it turns out, I have several mailboxes with no spam filtering, and 
they're not awash in junk.   But mileage does vary - I have other 
mailboxes that do have spam filtering and are still awash in junk.

Keith