42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The volume of spam email is undoubtedly a huge problem, with email monitoring firm <a href="http://www.postini.com/news_events/pr/pr102006.php">Postini reporting that 80% of email traffic in September was spam</a>, as well claiming to block 22 million viruses from reaching consumer inboxes. </p> <p>There has been much criticism over the lack of effective action taken by ISPs on this issue, with the feeling that they could do much more to stop more of this garbage before it gets anywhere near their customers’ inboxes. </p> <p>BT has at least taken a step towards this recently, with the introduction of their <a href="/blog/353-bt-pioneers-new-spam-buster-system">Spam-buster service</a>, which aims to filter out more spam at their end, but other service providers have yet to follow suit. </p> <p>While any device which tackles this problem is welcome, I fail to see why internet users should have to pay £100 to deal with a problem which could be solved by more effective software and greater effort from the ISPs who sent the spam our way in the first place. </p> <p>And of course all of this is a poor reflection of anti-spam software, most of which seems equally inept at blocking real spam.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The volume of spam email is undoubtedly a huge problem, with email monitoring firm <Link URL="http://www.postini.com/news_events/pr/pr102006.php" Window="New">Postini reporting that 80% of email traffic in September was spam</Link>, as well claiming to block 22 million viruses from reaching consumer inboxes. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>There has been much criticism over the lack of effective action taken by ISPs on this issue, with the feeling that they could do much more to stop more of this garbage before it gets anywhere near their customers’ inboxes. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>BT has at least taken a step towards this recently, with the introduction of their <Link URL="/blog/353-bt-pioneers-new-spam-buster-system" Window="New">Spam-buster service</Link>, which aims to filter out more spam at their end, but other service providers have yet to follow suit. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>While any device which tackles this problem is welcome, I fail to see why internet users should have to pay £100 to deal with a problem which could be solved by more effective software and greater effort from the ISPs who sent the spam our way in the first place. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>And of course all of this is a poor reflection of anti-spam software, most of which seems equally inept at blocking real spam.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2006-10-23T13:13:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>The Spam Cube is a piece of anti-spam hardware which is being launched through Amazon in the UK, designed to sit between a broadband modem and your PC/laptop, scanning incoming email for unwanted messages.</strong> </p> <p>This hardware will retail at around £100, but the real question is why internet users should have to pay for hardware to deal with this problem. Isn’t this a problem which could be dealt with some other way? You know, ISPs, that sort of thing...?</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>The Spam Cube is a piece of anti-spam hardware which is being launched through Amazon in the UK, designed to sit between a broadband modem and your PC/laptop, scanning incoming email for unwanted messages.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>This hardware will retail at around £100, but the real question is why internet users should have to pay for hardware to deal with this problem. Isn’t this a problem which could be dealt with some other way? You know, ISPs, that sort of thing...?</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 403 <p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> <p>Related Econsultancy reports include our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-platforms-buyer-s-guide-2009">E-commerce Platforms Buyer's Guide</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/delivering-successful-e-commerce-projects">Delivering Successful E-commerce Projects</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-retail-2007-checkout-special">Online Retail Checkout Special</a></strong>. See also the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/e-commerce-statistics">E-commerce Statistics Compendium</a></strong>.</p> 361942 Amazon launches the Spam Cube in the UK false 2006-10-23T15:51:00+01:00 amazon-launches-the-spam-cube-in-the-uk 2009-04-28T22:36:04+01:00 2009-10-13T08:40:31+01:00 227