Comments on: False Positives http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:45:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Frank Urro http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives/comment-page-1#comment-2200 Frank Urro Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:07:46 +0000 http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives#comment-2200 Ed, I've an idea. First, consider this question: Do you believe it is you (the email recipient) shouldering the cost of spam? If yes - Do you believe it should be this way? If you answered yes to the above - Please write back to me when you see this message and use this address fjusp122006@vqme.com. If you answered no - I am even more curious to reasoning - so if you like - write back anyway. Ed,

I’ve an idea. First, consider this question:

Do you believe it is you (the email recipient) shouldering the cost of spam? If yes - Do you believe it should be this way?

If you answered yes to the above - Please write back to me when you see this message and use this address fjusp122006@vqme.com.

If you answered no - I am even more curious to reasoning - so if you like - write back anyway.

]]> By: Frank http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives/comment-page-1#comment-2199 Frank Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:13:10 +0000 http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives#comment-2199 Here's todays bad news on this topic: http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=41587&cid=10 Here’s todays bad news on this topic:

http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=41587&cid=10

]]> By: Frank Urro http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives/comment-page-1#comment-2196 Frank Urro Tue, 19 Dec 2006 22:18:14 +0000 http://www.edhand.com/wp/2006/12/19/false-positives#comment-2196 You are a wise man Mr. Hand. If the average consumer only knew just how destructive the entire False Positive scenario is. The fact is; most have no idea, and I don't understand how to get them to care. It seems as thought so many individuals sit on the sidelines and just give it the old "Oh well?" For example: This entire Image Spam issue is one more example of how customers are being abused in their "owned" space. (and I did use the correct verb). You do "own" your digital space and you should not be responsible for the cost of cleaning up abuse. In our physical life, if you abuse someone's property you are fined Well, your digital space should be no different and someone should implement a system that gives you the same abilities. (Now that you realize the cost of not checking your spam folder - Think of how bad this problem will be when spam hits your digital phone - and <a href="http://www.respect101.com/node/21" rel="nofollow">this is coming.)</a> I am quite passionate about this problem. So much so that I invented the revolutionary solution I suggested above. Given the power of the net it was not that difficult. The next problem - The world is not into "revolutionary". So, I had to build the revolution into an anti-spam product and it is now sold with every unit we ship. The goal being - to get enough of a consumer movement at hand to push ISPs and providers to enhance their existing anti-spam with what I've built. The way I see it - Your digital contact points are your property. Just as Google, Amazon and Yahoo own their space - You should own yours. Giving consumers this granular power will address a broad range of abusive issues. You can learn a bit more about it <a href="http://www.respect101.com/?q=taxonomy/term/7" rel="nofollow"> here:</a> You are a wise man Mr. Hand. If the average consumer only knew just how destructive the entire False Positive scenario is.

The fact is; most have no idea, and I don’t understand how to get them to care. It seems as thought so many individuals sit on the sidelines and just give it the old “Oh well?”

For example: This entire Image Spam issue is one more example of how customers are being abused in their “owned” space. (and I did use the correct verb). You do “own” your digital space and you should not be responsible for the cost of cleaning up abuse. In our physical life, if you abuse someone’s property you are fined Well, your digital space should be no different and someone should implement a system that gives you the same abilities.

(Now that you realize the cost of not checking your spam folder - Think of how bad this problem will be when spam hits your digital phone - and this is coming.)

I am quite passionate about this problem. So much so that I invented the revolutionary solution I suggested above. Given the power of the net it was not that difficult. The next problem - The world is not into “revolutionary”. So, I had to build the revolution into an anti-spam product and it is now sold with every unit we ship.

The goal being - to get enough of a consumer movement at hand to push ISPs and providers to enhance their existing anti-spam with what I’ve built.

The way I see it - Your digital contact points are your property. Just as Google, Amazon and Yahoo own their space - You should own yours. Giving consumers this granular power will address a broad range of abusive issues.

You can learn a bit more about it here:

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