Several people reported having email sent from the Gmail accounts to Verizon customers bounce back to them by overly aggressive spam filters over the weekend. Google says the problem has been fixed, but Verizon has been very silent on the matter. The news comes very soon after AOL was accused of blocking detractor organization MoveOn.org, persuading some that ISPs are finding ways to thwart their political enemies. On I contacted both Google and Verizon. Hopefully, one of them will respond. It's bloody ridiculous. Last year Verizon did the same thing by blocking all emails from Europe for a while. That is not a smart way to address spam. I get far more email spam from Hotmail and Yahoo accounts. It would be to Verizon's advantage to learn about better spam filtering from Google, Hotmail, and Mozilla (Thunderbird) as these companies are doing a good job at that rather than ticking off their customers." But, as one Indeed that does seem to be the case. Even as the Net Neutrality debate rages in the House of Representatives - a fight where even In response to a request for comment, a Google spokesperson told Murdok, "We were made aware of this problem and resolved it as quickly as possible." The spokesperson did not expand on the nature problem or the manner in which it was resolved. Verizon could not be reached for comment. Tag: | document.write("Email Murdok here.") Drag this to your Bookmarks. Add to document.write("Del.icio.us") Yahoo My Web
Gmail Blocked By Verizon Spam Filters
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