After posting the item about spam and the recent relationship between Microsoft and whitelist provider IronPort, I got a letter from Reeves Little of Microsoft. Initially, he asked for some clarification about my opinions involving whitelists, but as we traded letters, we got into a pretty good discussion about Microsoft’s efforts to do something about spam and e-mailed viruses. I think that the whole thing is worth reading, since it reveals a side of Microsoft that outsiders seldom see. I’m going to edit out some personal items that have nothing to contribute and paste in the rest.
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